Sarah Mulali, the head of the Bishop of Canterbury, will be the first woman to lead the Church of England

The woman of the Church of England will lead for the first time in the history of the institution that dates back to centuries. Reverend Sarah Mulali was appointed as the head of the 106th Cantirberi bishops on Friday, which will make her close to the spiritual leader of more than 85 million people practicing the Anglican faith worldwide.

Mullali, a former nurse in the national health service in Britain, will officially become the head of bishops at a party in London at St. Paul’s Cathedral in January. Over the past seven years, Mulloll has worked as London’s ceilings, as she was also the first woman to hold this position. Previously, she was the largest consultant in the UK government in nursing as head of nursing in the government in England, and she was the youngest person to be appointed to this position.

King Charles III – the supreme ruler of the Church of England, congratulated a large symbolic role to the Foundation of the Church during the reign of King Henry VIII – on the appointment on Friday.

A spokesman for the palace told CBS News partners at CBS News in the United Kingdom: “His Majesty congratulates the bishop Sarah on her appointment as the leader of the bishops, a role that has an importance in the United Kingdom and through the Anglican Global Company,” a spokesman for the palace told CBS News partners at CBS News in the United Kingdom. BBC News.

In a statement on Friday, Moulaly said that she “is looking to share this journey of faith with millions of people who serve God and their societies in the dioceses throughout the country and through the Anglican Global Company.”

She said: “At every stage of that journey, through my career in nursing and Christian service, I learned to listen deeply – for people and to ask God’s kindness – by seeking to combine people to find hope and recovery.”

The Anglican Church, which will be led by Mali, was soaked in controversy over the past year. Her predecessor Justin Welby He resigned last November After a review, I found that he and other church leaders have covered sexual and physical assault of more than 100 boys and young men in the United Kingdom and other countries by a British lawyer who helped lead the Christian summer camps in multiple countries.

Willbyly was not accused of any mistreatment himself, but an independent report found that driving was at the highest levels, including Welby, knew about ill -treatment.