Overview
- Dame Sarah Mullally delivered her final Christmas message as Bishop of London at St Paul’s Cathedral, calling for people to “make room” for others in homes, churches and public life.
- She said national conversations on immigration are dividing the country and urged a response grounded in shared humanity.
- Mullally emphasized meeting hardship with courage and joy, highlighting pressures including economic strain, housing insecurity, assisted dying debates and inequality.
- She will legally become Archbishop of Canterbury at a confirmation of election on January 28, with an enthronement at Canterbury Cathedral on March 25.
- Her appointment, the first for a woman in the role, follows Justin Welby’s resignation over safeguarding failures, and a formal complaint about her handling of an abuse allegation in London remains under review.