. ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ed mont on ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁until ▁her ▁res ignation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁bishop - in - res idence ▁at ▁Wy cl iffe ▁College , ▁Toronto , ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Christ ch urch ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁in ▁A ot ear oa , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Pol yn esia , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁ent hr oned ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Christ ch urch , ▁there ▁were ▁over ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁earth qu akes ▁and ▁after sh ock s ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁The ▁Dioc ese ▁had ▁ 2 2 0 ▁buildings ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁or ▁destroyed ▁including ▁the ▁icon ic ▁Christ Ch urch ▁C athedral ▁which ▁is ▁central ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁province . ▁Rec ogn ising ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁time ▁before ▁a ▁new ▁C athedral ▁in ▁C athedral ▁Square ▁would ▁be ▁built , ▁the ▁Trans itional ▁C athedral , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' Card board ▁C athedral ,' ▁was ▁ere cted . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁she ▁announced ▁her ▁res ignation ▁as ▁dioc es an ▁bishop ▁effective ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁She ▁was