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Archbishop of Armagh welcomes announcement of new Archbishop elect of Canterbury
A statement from the Most Revd John McDowell, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland:
“On behalf of the Church of Ireland, I express my best wishes to Bishop Sarah Mullally on her nomination to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury following today’s announcement by the Crown Nominations Commission, and assure her of the prayers of the members of the Church of Ireland as she enters into this challenging and important role in the life of the Anglican Communion.”
Bishop Mullally will be the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury and the first woman to hold the office. She will be installed in a service at Canterbury Cathedral in March 2026.
Sarah Mullally has been the Bishop of London since 2018 and previously Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter. Prior to her ordination in 2001, she was the Government’s Chief Nursing Officer for England having previously specialised as a cancer nurse.
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s ministry combines many roles including serving as the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan, as well as primus inter pares or first among equals of the Primates of the global Anglican Communion, which consists of around 85 million people, across 165 countries.