Sarah Mullally Named as First Female Archbishop of Canterbury
The Church of England has selected Sarah Mullally as the pioneering woman head of the Church of England, with Downing Street announcing the top cleric of Canterbury almost twelve months following the departure of Justin Welby amid controversy regarding safeguarding issues.
This represents the inaugural instance an archbishop of Canterbury has been chosen since the Church of England opened the episcopate to women in 2014.
The top cleric is considered the faith guide of the Anglican church all over the world and also possesses a role in the Lords.
The Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York took on most of the responsibilities in the interim, and was one of the voting members of the body charged with choosing Welby’s successor.
The selection body had to endorse the candidate by a two-thirds majority vote. Following approval, according to custom, the steps entail presenting a nominee to the head of government, Keir Starmer and then passed to the monarch.
Mullally will not legally take on the role until a formal endorsement in January, with an induction rite taking place later, after homage is rendered to the monarch.
