Dyslexic Feminist Named First Female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally was named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, becoming the first woman to serve in the role. The College of Canons elected Mullally, and her appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury was approved…
Sarah Mullally was named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, becoming the first woman to serve in the role.
The College of Canons elected Mullally, and her appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury was approved by King Charles III., according to a news release. She will be installed officially in a service at Canterbury Cathedral in March 2026.
“As I respond to the call of Christ to this new ministry, I do so in the same spirit of service to God and to others that has motivated me since I first came to faith as a teenager,” Mullally said in a statement. “At every stage of that journey, through my nursing career and Christian ministry, I have learned to listen deeply – to people and to God’s gentle prompting – to seek to bring people together to find hope and healing.”
“I want, very simply, to encourage the Church to continue to grow in confidence in the Gospel, to speak of the love that we find in Jesus Christ and for it to shape our actions,” Mullally continued. “And I look forward to sharing this journey of faith with the millions of people serving God and their communities in parishes all over the country and across the global Anglican Communion.”
“I know this is a huge responsibility but I approach it with a sense of peace and trust in God to carry me as He always has,” she added.
Mullally is a self-described feminist, BBC News reported. She was installed as the 133rd Bishop of London at St Paul’s Cathedral in May 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the role, according to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s website.