1. Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally is a British Anglican prelate and former nurse.
20 Facts About Sarah Mullally
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Sarah Mullally held clinical nursing posts at St Thomas' Hospital and The Royal Marsden Hospital.
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Sarah Mullally held a number of nursing leadership roles, firstly at the former Westminster Hospital and then as director of nursing at the Chelsea and Westminster later becoming deputy and acting chief executive officer.
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Sarah Mullally has been a non-executive director of the English Board of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.
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Sarah Mullally served as an independent Governor for London South Bank University between 2005 and 2015, where she became Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Governors and Chairwoman of the Policy and Resources Committee.
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Sarah Mullally was a non-executive director of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust from 2005 to 2012, and held a non-executive role at Salisbury NHS Foundation between 2012 and 2016.
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Sarah Mullally became a lay member of the Council of King's College London in 2016.
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From 1998 to 2001, Sarah Mullally trained for ordained ministry at the South East Institute of Theological Education, whilst studying Theology at the University of Kent, receiving a Diploma in Theology in 2001.
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In 2004, Sarah Mullally left her position as Chief Nursing Officer to pursue full-time CofE ministry.
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Sarah Mullally then served as an assistant curate at St Saviour's Church, Battersea Fields from 2004 to 2006.
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Sarah Mullally graduated with a Master of Arts degree in pastoral theology from Heythrop College, University of London in 2006.
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In June 2015, it was announced that Sarah Mullally would be the next Bishop of Crediton, a suffragan bishop in the diocese of Exeter.
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Sarah Mullally was duly elected to the see by the college of canons of St Paul's Cathedral on 25 January 2018, becoming bishop-elect.
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Sarah Mullally succeeded Lord Chartres and became the first female Dean of the Chapel Royal on 12 July 2019.
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Bishop Sarah Mullally played a leading role in the 2023 coronation, one of three female prelates involved in the proceedings.
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Sarah Mullally is a self-described feminist and will ordain both men and women to the priesthood.
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Sarah Mullally has described her views on abortion as favouring abortion rights although she would lean against abortion faced with her own decision.
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Sarah Mullally has stated that she has dyslexia, and finds it difficult to read out biblical genealogies.
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Academic honours Sarah Mullally has received include election as a Fellow of London South Bank University in 2001, and a Fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University in 2006.
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Sarah Mullally has received honorary doctorates from Bournemouth University, the University of Wolverhampton, and the University of Hertfordshire.