Will the new Archbishop of Canterbury be any different?

Posted on January 29, 2026 
Filed under Church of England, Opinion

“The election of the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury will be confirmed at St Paul’s Cathedral on the 28th January.

She inherits a Church and a Communion in crisis.

It is profoundly regrettable that the lack of decisiveness of Mullally’s predecessors will now become her problem. The failure to deal with progressive teaching at home and abroad, and the fallout that comes from decades of prioritising the reputation of the institution over and above the needs of victims of abuse, means Sarah Mullally has a very full inbox. …”

– Sadly, the writer of this opinion piece at Anglican Futures does not have high expectations.