Sarah Mullally to be enthroned as Anglican Church’s first female leader

Sarah Mullally will be enthroned as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, becoming the first female leader of the Anglican Church, Reuters reports.

Mullally, 63, will be enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral before an audience of 2,000 guests, including heir-to-the-throne Prince William, his wife Kate, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Her appointment in October drew sharp criticism from a conservative grouping of Anglican churches in mostly ​African and Asian countries called Gafcon, which this month established a new council in a direct challenge to ​her leadership.