US EditionDame Sarah Mullally Becomes First Female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally, a former chief nursing officer, will lead 85 million Anglicans amid divisions over gender and same-sex blessings, following reforms allowing female bishops a decade ago.
- Sarah Mullally has been appointed as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England's history.
- Dame Sarah will officially take the role during a ceremony in January, with royal family attendance expected.
- The selection was confirmed by a two-thirds majority vote of the Crown Nominations Commission, chaired by Lord Evans of Weardale.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomed her appointment, highlighting the Church's significance to the country.
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Women are admitted to the priesthood only since the nineties. She is the first woman archbishop of Canterbury
England nominates first female Archbishop of Canterbury in 1,400 years
The Church of England on Friday named Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to serve as ceremonial head of Anglican Christianity worldwide, prompting immediate criticism from conservative church leaders in Africa. The 63-year-old bishop, who once served as England’s top nurse, will, like her predecessors, face a Communion divided between conservatives and more liberal Christians over the role of women in the Church…
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The Toronto StarFirst female Archbishop of Canterbury still an outlier among world’s top religious leaders
For the first time, a woman will serve as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the 105 men who have held the role since St. Augustine took the position in the year 597.
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