Sarah Mullally
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Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally is an Anglican bishop and England's former chief nursing officer who has served as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury since 28 January 2026, the first woman to hold the office. As archbishop, she is the senior bishop of the Church of England and the ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion. By virtue of her position, she is also a lord spiritual, one of the 26 Church of England bishops who sit in the House of Lords.
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Key facts
- Church
- Church of England
- Province
- Canterbury
- Diocese
- Canterbury
- Elected
- 28 January 2026
- Installed
- 25 March 2026
- Predecessor
- Justin Welby
- Previous posts
- Bishop of London (2018–2026) Bishop of Crediton (2015–2018) Chief Nursing Officer for England (1999–2004)
- Ordination
- 2001 (deacon), 2002 (priest)
- Consecration
- 22 July 2015, by Justin Welby
- Born
- Sarah Elisabeth Bowser , ( 1962-03-26 ) 26 March 1962 (age 64) , Woking , Surrey, England
- Denomination
- Anglican
- Residence
- City of London
- Spouse
- Eamonn Mullally ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
- Education
- London South Bank University ( BSc , MSc ) South East Institute for Theological Education ( Ord. ) University of Kent ( DipTh ) Heythrop College, London ( MA )
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elisabeth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Woking
- Position held
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Educated at
- London South Bank University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Image
- Official portrait of The Lord Bishop of London crop 2.jpg
- Significant event
- consecration
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- name in native language
- Sarah Mullally
- birth name
- Sarah Elisabeth Bowser
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally (née Bowser; born 26 March 1962) is an Anglican bishop and England's former chief nursing officer who has served as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury since 28 January 2026. As archbishop, she is the senior bishop of the Church of England and the ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion. By virtue of her position, she is also a lord spiritual, one of the 26 Church of England bishops who sit in the House of Lords.
Born in Woking, Surrey, Mullally trained as a nurse and worked in several clinical and leadership roles in the National Health Service. She became chief nursing officer and director of patient experience for England in 1999, the youngest person to hold the posts, and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for services to nursing and midwifery. She left the NHS in 2004 to pursue full‑time ordained ministry.
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