Church of England's first woman leader installed as Archibishop of Canterbury

The Archibishop of Canterbury leads the Anglican Communion, with some 100m adherents worldwide. For the first time since its founding the position is now held by a woman, Sarah Mullally, elected earlier this year and installed Wednesday.

Although Sarah Mullally, 63, formally became the archbishop of Canterbury in January, Wednesday's event marks the beginning of her public ministry as both the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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