Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury | BBC News

Dame Sarah Mullally is set to become the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England's history.

A former NHS chief nurse, the 63-year-old became a priest in 2006 and was appointed as the first female Bishop of London in 2018 - the third most senior member of clergy in the Church of England.

It is the first time in nearly 500 years of history that the Church nominated a woman to lead it.

The Church had been without someone in the top job for almost a year, after Justin Welby resigned over his failure to report a prolific child abuser.

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Post from BBC News on October 03, 2025