Mullally prepares to be enthroned as Church of England's first female leader
Source: Reuters
March 23, 2026 5:50 AM EDT Updated 11 hours ago
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - When Sarah Mullally is enthroned as the Church of England's first female Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, she will inherit a task that has eluded her predecessors: uniting a divided 85-million-strong global Anglican Communion.
Mullally, 63, will be installed at Canterbury Cathedral before an audience of 2,000 guests, including heir-to-the-throne Prince William, his wife Kate, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Her appointment in October drew sharp criticism from a conservative grouping of Anglican churches in mostly African and Asian countries called Gafcon, which this month established a new council in a direct challenge to her leadership.
The bloc, which had rejected Mullally's predecessor Justin Welby's leadership over same-sex blessings, opposes the ordination of women - approved in the Church of England for more than three decades - and greater inclusion of LGBTQ+ members.
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who ended up confirmed by the Rt. Reverend Bishop Barbara Harris, the first woman elevated to be an Episcopal Bishop in the U.S.
She and my mom were besties in high school. 
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