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Bruised by recent events, the Church of England has just entered a new era. Dame Sarah Mullally’s appointment as the first female archbishop of Canterbury is momentous. But Mullally has an enormous challenge ahead of her in healing the wounds that afflict her church. Restoring trust in the church’s senior…

As an academic specialising in gender and the church, the news that Bishop Sarah Mullally would be the next archbishop of Canterbury came as a pleasant shock to me. The announcement of a woman as leader of the Church of England and the “first among equals” in the worldwide Anglican…

Dame Sarah Mullally will be the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the history of the Church of England

The Church of England has been without its top bishop since January when Justin Welby formally left office over failures in handling an abuse scandal.

History maker: The Archbishop of Canterbury-designate was named on Friday

The Church of England’s long search for a new leader is set to end

Various candidates are reported to have been in the mix, among them a former refugee

Women were first ordained priests in the Church in 1994, while the first female bishop appointments followed 20 years later in 2014.

From issues within the Church to wider political topics, the religious leader will be expected to speak on various subjects.