Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir
Bishop of Iceland
Church:Church of Iceland
Diocese:Iceland
Predecessor:Karl Sigurbjörnsson
Ordination:20 September 1981
Consecration:24 June 2012
Consecrated By:Karl Sigurbjörnsson
Birth Date:19 October 1954
Birth Place:Ísafjörður, Iceland
Previous Post:Dean of the Western Fjords

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;[1] she took office as such in the same year.[2]

Biography

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.[2]

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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir: The Bishop who is spring cleaning the church — Nordic Labour Journal. www.nordiclabourjournal.org.
  2. Web site: First woman to be elected bishop takes office today . 2012-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130220074521/http://www2.kirkjan.is/frett/2012/07/11373/ . 2013-02-20 . dead .
  3. Web site: Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir: The Bishop who is spring cleaning the church — Nordic Labour Journal. www.nordiclabourjournal.org. 28 June 2018.