Meet the Woman Who Can Choose Two Archbishops — and Also Become One
28th July 2025
ne woman holds the future of two churches in her hands as the only person who has a vote in both the election of the next Archbishop of Canterbury and of the next Archbishop of Wales. And by the end of the week, she could end up as Britain’s first female archbishop herself.
In the Welsh equivalent of a papal conclave, about 40 people will lock themselves away for up to three days from Tuesday to elect the next Archbishop of Wales. Their choice will serve as head of the Church in Wales, the Anglican sister of the Church of England.
One of the voters will be the Right Rev Mary Stallard, 58, the Bishop of Llandaff. She was also named in May as one of the 17 people who will serve on the Crown Nominations Commission, the confidential body that will choose a successor to the Right Rev Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury. She is one of five representatives from non-English Anglican churches with a vote.
Women do love their cosplay.