Sarah Mullally Selected as Pioneering Female Archbishop of the Church of England
The Church of England has selected Sarah Mullally as the inaugural woman leader of the Church of England, with Downing Street announcing the new spiritual leader of Canterbury nearly a year after the departure of Justin Welby over the handling of a safeguarding scandal.
This marks the first time an top bishop of Canterbury has been appointed since the Church of England permitted female bishops in 2014.
The leader is seen as the spiritual leader of the Anglican church all over the world and they also have a role in the Lords.
The Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York took on most of the responsibilities in the interim, and was a participating elector of the committee tasked with appointing the next archbishop.
The Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) had to agree to the new appointment by a two-thirds majority vote. Once decided, as per protocol, the procedure includes submitting a name to the PM, currently Keir Starmer and then submitted to the sovereign.
She will not officially begin the role until a formal endorsement in January, with an enthronement service taking place later, after allegiance is sworn to the sovereign.
