From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja
The Church of England has appointed 63-year-old Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.
The appointment came almost a year after the resignation of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in November 2024.
The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, made the announcement after King Charles’s III appointed Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Church of England.
Mullally, a former chief nursing officer of England, had in 2018 become the first female Bishop of London.
In her acceptance speech, Mullally said she was deeply honoured to have been called to serve as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. “I take up this calling with trust, not in myself, but in God who guides us all,” she said. She prayed for boldness in hope, generosity in spirit, and steadfast in love in the service to Christ and one another. A statement published on the website of the Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury disclosed that Mullally is the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury since Saint Augustine arrived in Kent from Rome in 597, and will be the first woman to hold the office.
“She will be installed in a service at Canterbury Cathedral in March 2026,” the Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury said.
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