Dame Sarah Mullally named CofE's first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury

Dame Sarah Mullally has been named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England's history.A former chief nursing officer for England, Dame Sarah is now Archbishop of Canterbury-designate, ahead of a legal ceremony expected in the coming months to confirm her position as the Church's top bishop.She was selected to replace Justin Welby , who was forced to stand down last year over his handling of the Church of England's worst child abuse scandal.Dame Sarah will have to steer the church through a challenging time - fraught with safeguarding scandals, divisions over same-sex marriage and dwindling attendance.