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Trail-blazing Rose! Bold, brave, brilliant Black Bishop, the first in the Church of England

Mar 10th, 2024 | Category: GLEANER PREMIUM | 30:16
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#JamaicaGleaner MARCH 10, 2024: It’s a futile effort to put obstacles in the way of women who are unafraid to stand up, stand out, and stand alone, from they were children, and especially when, as a teenager, you preach your first sermon in a church which did not allow females at the pulpit. It shows more than character. Its shows boldness, brilliance and bravado. That’s Rose Josephine Hudson-Wilkin, the trailblazing Jamaican, British Anglican cleric would become the first woman Suffragan Bishop of Dover, an office whose authority is delegated by the Archbishop of Canterbury – the head of the Church of England.

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