Overview

• Downing Street said King Charles III approved the nomination of Dame Sarah Mullally for election by the Canterbury Cathedral college of canons as Archbishop of Canterbury.
• Mullally currently serves as Bishop of London and is scheduled to assume the office in January.
• RIA Novosti reported she would be the first woman to lead the Church of England and the youngest Archbishop of Canterbury at age 63.
• Her career milestones include ordination in 2001, a shift from the Health Ministry to full-time parish ministry in 2004, a damehood in 2005, appointment as Bishop of London in 2017, and entry to the House of Lords in 2018.
• She has supported blessings for same-sex couples and acknowledged internal divisions in the church, and her appointment follows Justin Welby’s resignation last year after criticism of his handling of abuse cases.