On Wednesday 28 January 2026,  Bishop Sarah Mullally DBE became the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury at her Confirmation of Election at St Paul’s Cathedral, the first woman to hold the office in its 1,400-year history. The Church of England Press Release notes: “The Confirmation of Election is a legal ceremony, set within a church service, at which Bishop Sarah, the Archbishop-Elect, legally becomes the Archbishop of Canterbury. Archbishop Sarah’s first act as Archbishop will be to take up the Primatial Cross and give the blessing at the end of the service”.