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Church of England Names Sarah Mullally as First Female Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury-designate Sarah Mullally poses inside Canterbury Cathedral, in Canterbury, Britain, October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

The Church of England named Sarah Mullally on Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to hold the 1,400-year-old office, prompting criticism from conservative Anglicans mainly based in Africa who oppose women bishops.

Mullally will also become the ceremonial head of 85 million Anglicans worldwide and, like her predecessors, faces a tough challenge in bridging the divide between conservatives - especially in Africa, where homosexuality is outlawed in some countries - and generally more liberal Christians in the West. 

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