The Right Rev. Chilton R. Knudsen, the first woman to serve as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, on Saturday handed a shepherd\u2019s staff \u201d\u201d the symbol of the office \u201d\u201d over to her successor at the seating and investiture of Bishop Stephen Taylor Lane.<\/p>\n
Lane, 58, of Portland was elected bishop in October at the annual diocesan convention in Bangor. Ordained in 1978, he served in upstate New York in a number of congregations and diocesan staff roles. Lane was the canon for deployment and ministry development in the Diocese of Rochester when he was elected.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe installation of a bishop is one of the most dramatic services in our worship,\u201d\u009d he said earlier this month. \u201cBeginning with a pounding on the door of the cathedral to be let in, then Bishop Knudsen and I exchanging the crosier \u201d\u201d the symbol of our role as chief shepherd \u201d\u201d and finally I\u2019ll be seated in the cathedra, or bishop\u2019s chair, located in the cathedral.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n