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Sarah Mullally becomes first female Archbishop to lead Church of England

Sarah Mullally, the first female Bishop of London

Sarah Mullally, the first female Bishop of London, looks on at St Paul's Cathedral in London, Britain, June 29, 2024. 

Photo credit: Reuters

What you need to know:

  • Mullally also becomes the ceromonial head of some 85 million Anglicans worldwide.

Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role.

Mullally also becomes the ceromonial head of some 85 million Anglicans worldwide, with the appointment of a woman risking deeper theological divides with some of the more conservative branches of the church in African nations.