Mullally to be installed as first female Archbishop of Canterbury


FILE PHOTO: Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally poses for a portrait during an 87-mile pilgrimage from St Paul's Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral, ahead of her installation ceremony as Archbishop of Canterbury on March 25, in Aylesford, Britain, March 20, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - Sarah Mullally will be enthroned ⁠as the Church of England's first female Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide ⁠in a ceremony mixing tradition with global symbolism at Canterbury Cathedral on Wednesday.

Marking the start of her public ‌ministry, the service will seat the former nurse and civil servant in the 13th-century Chair of St Augustine before some 2,000 guests, including heir-to-the-throne Prince William and his wife Kate, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and religious leaders.

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