Antje Jackelén
Swedish theologist, Church of Sweden archbishop between June 2014 and October 2022 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antje Jackelén, born 4 June 1955 in Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany, is the Protestant (Lutheran) archbishop of Uppsala in Sweden. She is primate (prima inter pares) of the Church of Sweden. On 15 October 2013, she was elected the 70th Archbishop of Uppsala. She was formally received through a service inside the Uppsala Cathedral on 15 June 2014. This made her the Church of Sweden's first archbishop to be born outside Sweden since the 12th century. She also became the denomination's first female archbishop.[3][4]
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The Most Reverend Antje Jackelén | |
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Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
Church | Church of Sweden |
Archdiocese | Uppsala |
Elected | 15 October 2013 |
Installed | 15 June 2014 |
Predecessor | Anders Wejryd |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1980 |
Consecration | 15 April 2007 |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Antje Zöllner |
Born | (1955-06-04) 4 June 1955 (age 68) Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
Nationality | Swedish and German |
Denomination | Lutheran (Church of Sweden) |
Spouse | Heinz Jackelén |
Children | 2 |
Previous post | Bishop of Lund (2007-2014) |
Alma mater | |
Motto | Gud är större ("God is greater") [1][2] |
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The Church of Sweden announced on 7 December 2022 that she would retire.[5][6] She laid down her bishop's staff during a church service inside the Uppsala Cathedral on 30 October 2022.[7]