Sarah Mullally Named as Pioneering Female Archbishop of Canterbury
Dame Sarah Mullally has been appointed as the inaugural woman leader of the Church of England, with official sources revealing the 106th archbishop of Canterbury shortly after a year since Justin Welby’s resignation over the handling of a safeguarding scandal.
This marks the first time an archbishop of Canterbury has been appointed since the Church of England opened the episcopate to women in 2014.
The leader is seen as the spiritual leader of the Anglican church worldwide and additionally holds a position in the upper parliamentary chamber.
The Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York assumed many duties temporarily, and was one of the voting members of the body charged with choosing the new leader.
The appointments commission had to endorse the candidate by a two-thirds consensus. Once decided, as per protocol, the steps entail presenting a nominee to the PM, currently Keir Starmer and then forwarded to the king.
Mullally will not legally take on the role until a electoral confirmation in January, with an induction rite taking place later, after homage is rendered to the monarch.
