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Mullally to be installed as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally, installed as the 106th Archbishop, leads the Church of England after an abuse scandal resignation and pledges to improve safeguarding and unity in the Anglican Communion.
- Sarah Mullally will be the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, aiming to unite a divided global Anglican Communion of 85 million members.
- Mullally's enthronement service will combine centuries-old traditions with international elements.
- Mullally expressed that being welcomed into Canterbury is an immense privilege.
- David Monteith remarked that the installation of a female Archbishop was unimaginable even 50 years ago.
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LONDON (AP) — Canterbury's new archdiocese called three times at the gates of the city's great cathedral on Wednesday, ceremonially demanding that it be allowed to enter, a centuries-old tradition for every new leader of the Anglican Church.But this time, for the first time, it was a woman who called.And the doors opened.Sarah Mulllally, a former oncological nurse who became priestess at age 40, entered the cathedral to celebrate her historic el…
First female Archbishop of Canterbury takes office
Sarah Mullally was formally installed as Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, beginning her public ministry as the first woman to lead the Church of England during a solemn enthronement ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral. She now becomes spiritual head of the global Anglican Communion, a network of more than 100 million members worldwide. The Church of England ordained women priests in 1994 and consecrated its first female bishop in 2015. Ahead …
'Here I am': Sarah Mullally enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Dame Sarah Mullally is enthroned as the Church of England's first female Archbishop of Canterbury, taking the helm as the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide in a historic ceremony blending tradition with global symbolism.
Sarah Mullally was enthroned Wednesday as the first woman spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, during a ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral in southeastern England.
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