Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir
The Right Reverend Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir | |
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Bishop of Iceland | |
Church | Church of Iceland |
Diocese | Iceland |
Predecessor | Karl Sigurbjörnsson |
Previous post(s) | Dean of the Western Fjords |
Orders | |
Ordination | 20 September 1981 |
Consecration | 24 June 2012 by Karl Sigurbjörnsson |
Personal details | |
Born | Ísafjörður, Iceland | 19 October 1954
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Agnes Margrétardóttir Sigurðardóttir (born 19 October 1954) is an Icelandic prelate who is the current Bishop of Iceland. She is the first woman to be elected a Bishop of the Church of Iceland, which happened in 2012;[2] she took office as such in the same year.[3]
Biography
[edit]Agnes was born in Ísafjörður. She has the degree of Cand. theol., University of Iceland (1981). From 1999 and before her election, she served as the dean of the Western Fjords.[3]
Agnes is divorced and has three children. She has been active in Iceland's music life, playing the piano and organ and singing in choirs.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Blogue de Georges » Agnes M Sigurðardóttir".
- ^ "Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir: The Bishop who is spring cleaning the church — Nordic Labour Journal". Nordic Labour Journal – via www.nordiclabourjournal.org.
- ^ a b "First woman to be elected bishop takes office today". Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ "Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir: The Bishop who is spring cleaning the church — Nordic Labour Journal". www.nordiclabourjournal.org. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- Website Trúin og lífið Archived 2012-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- First Icelandic woman Bishop, on Lögberg-Heimskringla - The Icelandic Community Newspaper