Prevost Greets the New Female Anglican Archbishop

Leo XIV Prays for ‘Fruitful Service’ of Female Archbishop of Canterbury
On Jan. 28, 2026, Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally (b. 1962) was elected to succeed Justin Welby as the 106th Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury.
‘Her Grace’ was officially installed in Canterbury Cathedral on Mar. 25, 2026. It was an installation/enthronement only because her ‘ordination’, which made her a bishop according to Anglican theology, had already taken place on July 22, 2015, for her first post as ‘Bishop’ of Crediton.
The so-called ‘Archbishop of Canterbury’ is the spiritual leader of the schismatico-heretical sect known as the Church of England, originally established by King Henry VIII in 1534, and of the wider conglomerate of Protestant sects and pseudo-churches known as the Anglican Communion, including the Episcopal Church in the United States. Technically, the British monarch is the supreme head of the Church of England, but his role is mostly ceremonial. The spiritual leadership over the Anglican …More