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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Sarah Mullally: the former nurse who will be archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally in Canterbury Cathedral
Sarah Mullally supports the church’s current teaching on marriage, that it is between one man and one woman for life. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Media

Dame Sarah Mullally, 63, who has been named as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury, has been described as a “theological liberal” who will ordain men and women to the priesthood, but also supports the inclusion of those who reject the ordination of women.

A former chief nursing officer for England, who was made a dame in 2005 in recognition of her contribution to nursing and midwifery, she has been bishop of London since 2018.

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