Alba Sally Sue Hernandez Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
Alba Sally Sue Hernández García
Bishop in the Anglican Church of Mexico
Diocese:Anglican Diocese of Mexico
Term:2022–present
Ordination:2006 deacon; 2007 priest
Consecration:January 29, 2022
Birth Date:23 June 1977
Birth Place:Mexico City
Death Place:Settlement, County, Country-->

Alba Sally Sue Hernández García (born Mexico City, June 23, 1977) is a bishop of the Anglican Church of Mexico. On November 6, 2021, the Diocese of Mexicoelected Alba Sally Sue Hernández as Bishop, making her the first woman to be elected bishop within the Anglican Church of Mexico.[1] She was consecrated and ordained a bishop on January 29, 2022.[2]

Ministry

She began her studies for ordination in the Seminary of San Andrés, Mexico City, and then continued at Ripon College in Oxford, England. Prior to her election as bishop, she served as Dean of the Cathedral of San José de Gracia, as chaplain at St. Andrew's Seminary, and as pastoral officer for diocesan youth and pastoral care for women.[3]

In January 2024, Bishop Hernandez took part in a "Growing Together" ecumenical summit that took place in Rome and Canterbury as a part of the Week for Prayer for Christian Unity. Archbishop Marinez Rosa dos Santos Bassotto the primate of the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil and Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Amazon also took part in the meeting where the two women bishops from Latin America were among 27 pairs of bishops blessed by Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diócesis de México – Elección de Obispo Diocesano. July 25, 2024. www.eleccionepiscopal2021.org.mx. 2021-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106214645/https://www.eleccionepiscopal2021.org.mx/index.html. dead.
  2. Web site: First woman bishop in Mexico consecrated Anglican Ink © 2022 . July 25, 2024 . anglican.ink. 31 January 2022 .
  3. Web site: Clergy, Vetsry, Leadership. July 25, 2024 . stpaulsma.com .
  4. Web site: Catholic & Anglican Bishops United by Common Mission . July 27, 2024 . livingchurch.org. February 1, 2024 .