LONDON — Sarah Mullally has been named as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. She's the first woman ever chosen to lead the world's 85 million Anglicans. Her appointment was announced Friday by the Church of England and the U.K. government. She was elected by the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral, and approved by King Charles III.

Mullally, 63, is a former nurse and until today, was the Bishop of London. She's the fourth woman to be ordained in the Church's history. She also sits in the House of Lords, the upper house of the United Kingdom's parliament. In 1999, she became the youngest person to be appointed as chief nursing officer for England.

"As a woman, I'm necessarily subversive," Mullally said in her opening sermon as Bishop of London in 2018. She told the congregation that

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