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New Archbishop of Canterbury Is a Chance for Unity
Dame Sarah Mullally succeeds Justin Welby amid challenges including safeguarding scandals and church decline; her appointment marks a milestone after a pioneering nursing and church career.
- The Church of England named the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, 2024, making her the first woman in this role.
- Her appointment followed deliberations by the Canterbury Crown Nominations Commission, whose 17 voting members agreed on her nomination by a two-thirds majority after meetings in August and last week.
- Mullally, 63 years old, has a diverse background as a former nurse, chief nursing officer, bishop of London since 2017, and House of Lords member since 2018, noted for her pastoral work and progressive views on same-sex blessings.
- She acknowledged that the plan they have suggested may not satisfy everyone's expectations—being inadequate for some and excessive for others—and reaffirmed her dedication to accompanying millions around the world on this spiritual path, while also criticizing the assisted-dying Bill for failing to provide genuine choice.
- Mullally’s leadership signals both continuity and change amid challenges like safeguarding scandals, church divisions, and declining attendance, suggesting she may seek unity despite differing views within Anglicanism.
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New Archbishop of Canterbury is a chance for unity
On the face of it, I don’t have much in common with Sarah Mullally, who was yesterday appointed the new Archbishop of Canterbury. I strongly suspect that we don’t vote the same way, that we have divergent cultural priorities, and that we take our pleasures in very different spheres of life. I am an observant though far from outstanding Catholic; she is at the liberal end of the Church of England. If she scrolled my social media feed, I dare say …
Sarah Mullally is the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.
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