Vatican City: The Catholic Church has extended warm congratulations to Bishop Sarah Mullally following her historic appointment as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, marking the first time a woman will hold the most senior clerical office in the Church of England.

King Charles III formally approved the nomination of the Rt. Revd. and Rt. Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally, currently Bishop of London, to succeed Archbishop Justin Welby, who stepped down nearly a year ago. Her installation is scheduled for March 2026 at Canterbury Cathedral, the ancient seat of Anglicanism.

Bishop Mullally’s appointment breaks new ground in the Church of England. Since 2018 she has served as the Bishop of London the first woman to hold that position and before that as Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter.

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