Sarah Mullally was appointed a new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday and became the first woman to hold a role in his 1400 -year history. Mullyly’s appointment also means that this is the first time a woman is a spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans around the world.
At the age of 63, Dame Sarah Mullally, since 2018, he has been like Bishop of London, which makes Archbishops of Canterbury and York a church of England.
Before her consecration, she worked as a nurse in London hospitals and later became the main nursing officer of England, mentioning the CNN report.
Sarah Mullally condemns the incident in Manchester
On Friday, Mullally used her first public statement to condemn the “terrible violence” Thursday’s deadly attack on the synagogue in Manchester and said “hate and racism cannot tear us,” the BBC said.
The appointment of Sarah Mullally not only as an archbishop of Canterbury means a historical moment when a woman took over this role, but also fulfills a vacuum in Canterbury.
The church was without someone in the highest work almost a year after Justin Welby resigned from the protective scandal.
What was the scandal
Justin Welby, a former Archbishop, resigned last year that he did not report to John Smyth, who was charged with physical and sexual abuse of dozens of boys, including those encountered in Christian camps, in the 1970s and 80s.
Mullyly’s promotion to the Archbishop was only possible for reforms under the Welby, which allowed women to be dedicated to women ten years ago, mentioned CNN.
How is the Archbishop of Canterbury selected?
Candidates for the Archbishop of Canterbury are selected by the Commission for Nomination of the Crown – the panel, chaired by Jonathan Evans, former head of Mi5, British domestic security service.
A 17 -member authority of the authorities to choose its preferred candidate, whose name is then sent to the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for approval.
But he is King Charles, the highest governor of the English Church, who formally appoints an archbishop.
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