The Rt Rev Vivienne Faull was flanked by supporters, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, and the Bishop of Salisbury, the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam, as she swore the oath of allegiance to the Queen.
The former Dean of York became the Diocese of Bristol’s 57th bishop in July and is the first woman in the role.
Her appointment followed the retirement of the Rt Rev Mike Hill last year.
She was also the first woman to lead a Church of England Cathedral as Provost and then Dean of Leicester in 2000.
The 63-year-old, who was brought up on the Wirral, is married to a hospital consultant.
As Bishop of Bristol, she is one of the 26 senior members of the Church of England, known as the Lords Spiritual, entitled to sit on the red benches of the unelected house. Others include the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
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