Sarah Mullally named first woman Archbishop of Canterbury

"Sarah Mullally has been named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. She's the first woman ever chosen to lead the world's 85 million Anglicans. Her appointment was announced Friday by the Church of England and the U.K. government. She was elected by the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral, and approved by King Charles III. Mullally, 63, is a former nurse and until today, was the Bishop of London."

""As a woman, I'm necessarily subversive," Mullally said in her opening sermon as Bishop of London in 2018. She told the congregation that 105 years ago, suffragettes tried to detonate a bomb under the seat on which she been enthroned moments earlier. "Let me reassure you I do not come carrying bombs or perhaps not literal ones anyway!" "But I am aware that as the first woman Bishop of London I am necessarily subversive and it's a necessity I intend to embrace," she said"

Sarah Mullally has been named Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to lead the Anglican Communion of roughly 85 million members. The Church of England and the U.K. government announced the appointment after election by the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral and approval by King Charles III. Mullally, 63, is a former nurse who served as Bishop of London and sits in the House of Lords; she was the fourth woman ordained in the Church and became chief nursing officer for England in 1999. She replaces Justin Welby and will confront divisions over treatment of women and LGBTQ people and ongoing sexual abuse scandals.

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