Sarah Mullally makes history as first woman enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury

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00:00Dame Sarah Mullerly has become the first ever female leader of the Church of England at Canterbury Cathedral at the

00:08age of 63.

00:09Mullerly, a former cancer nurse who became a priest at the age of 40, celebrated the beginning of her public

00:16ministry as both the primate of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the Worldwide Anglican Communion on Wednesday.

00:25Attendees at the ceremony included Crown Prince William and Princess Catherine, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and representatives from the

00:33Vatican.

00:34The celebration marks a major milestone for the Church of England.

00:38The Church ordained its first female priests in 1994 and its first female bishop in 2015.

00:46Mullerly's appointment can increase divisions in the Anglican Communion,

00:50whose members are deeply divided over issues such as the role of women and the treatment of LGBTQ plus people.

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