Nigeria’s Anglican Communion Faults Mullally’s Appointment As Archbishop Of Canterbury

The appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as Canterbury’s new archbishop has been criticized by the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).

The Anglican Communion’s announcement of her emergence was described as a “devastating” development that “ignores the current situation and challenges being faced.”

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The announcement of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, October 3rd, 2025 is devastating and ignores the difficulties and current state of the Anglican Communion.

It is a “double jeopardy,” first of all because the majority of Anglicans are unable to support female episcopate leadership, and second, because Bishop Sarah Mullally is a strong supporter of same-sex unions, as demonstrated in her speech in 2023, when she described the outcome as a “moment of hope for the Church.

The election of Mullally was also seen as confirmation that the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury could no longer accept one another as their leaders, according to the statement.

The Church of Nigeria, on the part of the GAFCON family, affirms unwaveringly that, despite the ongoing revisionist agenda, the Church of Nigeria “has built His church and”the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18).

Mullally was recently given the title of new Archbishop of Canterbury, making her the first woman to lead the Church of England, which has roots in the world’s Anglican community and the Roman empire.

King Charles III, according to the UK government, gave her a recommendation from a committee tasked with finding a successor to Justin Welby, who resigned earlier this year over an abuse scandal.

The birthplace of global Anglicanism is the Church of England.