Scotland\u2019s first woman bishop is at the centre of a \u201cbullying\u201d row that is threatening to cause a schism with the Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n
The Rt Reverend Anne Dyer, 63, was consecrated as the Anglican bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in 2018. The Scottish Episcopal Church has begun an investigation after she dismissed the musical director at her cathedral and suspended a high-profile priest.<\/p>\n
Lord Glenarthur, a church member and a minister of state for Scotland in the Thatcher government, was so dismayed that he wrote to The Most Rev Mark Strange, primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, urging him to intervene. He alleges that he was \u201cdeliberately misled\u201d when he asked Bishop Dyer about recent developments and insisted that there was growing unease over her conduct.<\/span><\/p>\n Last year she and the other bishops from the country\u2019s third largest Christian denomination<\/a> took part in bullying awareness training<\/a> after a report suggested that harassment was endemic within Scotland\u2019s Anglican community. A survey found a \u201cnegative atmosphere which can foster bullying and harassment within the church\u201d \u2014 with more than a third of clergy reporting being victimised.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a> (requires subscription).<\/p>\n Scotland\u2019s first woman bishop is at the centre of a bullying row – a year after all bishops in the Episcopal Church underwent bullying training. https:\/\/t.co\/xMUczJ2YIY<\/a><\/p>\n — TimesEditorScotland (@magnusllewellin) January 9, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n