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Sarah Mullally Named The First Female Archbishop Of Canterbury In History Of Church Of England

Mullally, 63, a former chief nursing officer for England, will officially become Archbishop of Canterbury at a ceremony in Canterbury Cathedral in January.

London: Bishop of London Sarah Mullally was announced Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time in 1,400 years that a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England. Mullally, 63, a former chief nursing officer for England, will face serious challenges including divisions over the treatment of women and LGBTQ people.

She will also have to confront concerns that church leaders haven’t done enough to stamp out the sexual abuse scandals that have dogged the church

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