The Church of England has selected Sarah Mullally as the inaugural woman leader of the Church of England, with Downing Street announcing the new spiritual leader of Canterbury shortly after a year since the departure of Justin Welby following a safeguarding controversy.
This represents the inaugural instance an leader of the Anglican church has been appointed since the Church of England permitted female bishops in 2014.
The top cleric is considered the religious head of the Anglican church all over the world and also possesses a role in the Lords.
The archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell took on most of the responsibilities in the interim, and was a participating elector of the committee tasked with appointing the next archbishop.
The selection body had to agree to the new appointment by a two-thirds majority vote. After agreement, as per protocol, the procedure includes submitting a name to the PM, currently Keir Starmer and then passed to the monarch.
Mullally will not legally take on the role until a formal endorsement in January, with an installation ceremony occurring subsequently, after they have paid homage to the king.
