THE first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury has been named a year after disgraced Justin Welby resigned over an abuse scandal.
Dame Sarah Mullally is the first woman to be appointed to the role in the Church of England’s history.
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The 63-year-old, a former NHS nurse, became a priest in 2006 and became the first Bishop of London in 2018.
It marks the first time in nearly 500 years that the Church has appointed a woman to lead it.
She will succeed Reverend Justin Welby, who stepped down after an abuse scandal last year.
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