The Church of England has made history with the appointment of its first-ever female Archbishop of Canterbury in Bishop of London Sarah Mullally, 10 Downing Street announced in London on Friday.

As the principal leader of the Church of England, the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally will now lead 85 million Anglicans across 165 countries around the world. Her appointment follows a UK-wide consultation after the resignation of Reverend Justin Welby last year in the wake of a child abuse scandal involving a barrister associated with the Church and reports of a cover-up.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the former National Health Service (NHS) nurse as the “first woman to hold the role” of the 106 th Archbishop of Canterbury, an appointment that was formal

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