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Dame Sarah Mullally has been named the next Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first ever woman to hold the key position in the Church of England

The married mother-of-two, 63, has been appointed 11 months after Justin Welby resigned amid a safeguarding scandal

"I have learned to listen deeply – to people and to God’s gentle prompting – to seek to bring people together to find hope and healing,” Mullally said in a statement following the announcement

The Church of England is taking a historic step.

On Thursday, Oct. 2, it was announced that Right Reverend Dame Sarah Mullally will become the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury — and the first woman to hold the position since it was created for St. Augustine in the year 597.

The role was later taken over by the Church of En

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