US EditionCenturies-old ceremony marks official election of new Archbishop of Canterbury
Dame Sarah Mullally is the first woman elected Archbishop of Canterbury, chosen by the Crown Nominations Commission with a two-thirds majority, continuing a centuries-old tradition.
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A great wind of modernity has been blowing for a few weeks on the cathedral of Canterbury, a masterpiece of perpendicular Gothic art located 80 kilometers from London. On October 3, Sarah Mullally, 63, was named Archbishop there, becoming the first woman to enter the position of primate of the Church of England. More decoupling, on October 17, an exhibition of an unprecedented genre was inaugurated inside the nave.
Centuries-old ceremony marks official election of new Archbishop of Canterbury
The ceremony is a formality dating back to the Reformation and saw the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral meeting to elect Dame Sarah Mullally. Dame Sarah Mullally has been formally elected as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury in another step in the lengthy and centuries-old process towards becoming the Church of England’s top bishop. She was officially named in October as the next person to take the leading role, making history by becom…
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