Antje Jackelén | |
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Archbishop Emerita of Uppsala Primate Emerita of Sweden | |
Jackelén in 2013 | |
Church | Church of Sweden |
Archdiocese | Uppsala |
Elected | 15 October 2013 |
Installed | 15 June 2014 |
Predecessor | Anders Wejryd |
Successor | Martin Modéus |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1980 by Lars Carlzon |
Consecration | 15 April 2007 by Anders Wejryd |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Antje Zöllner |
Born | Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | 4 June 1955
Nationality | |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Spouse | Heinz Jackelén - 1979 |
Children | 2 |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Lund (2007–2014) |
Alma mater | |
Motto | Gud är större ("God is greater") [1][2] |
Coat of arms |
Antje Jackelén, born 4 June 1955 in Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany, is a Swedish Lutheran. In mid June 2014, she became its first female archbishop of the Church of Sweden. She was appointed in October 2013.[3]
On 7 December 2021, the Church of Sweden announced that she would retire.[4][5] She laid down her bishop's staff during a church service inside the Uppsala Cathedral on 30 October 2022.[6]
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- ↑ 1 John 3.18–20
- ↑ Church of Sweden: Bishop Antje Jackelén's motto – God is greater Archived 13 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Antje Jackelén becomes Sweden's first female archbishop after historic Church election (English). Radio Sweden (16 October 2013). Retrieved on 21 June 2020.
- ↑ Mikael Stjernberg (7 December 2021). Ärkebiskop Antje lägger ner staven hösten 2022 (Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved on 7 December 2021.
- ↑ Ärkebiskop Antje Jackelén går i pension (Swedish). SVT Uppsala (7 December 2021). Retrieved on 7 December 2021.
- ↑ Ärkebiskopen går i pension (Swedish). SVT Uppsala (30 October 2022). Retrieved on 30 October 2022.
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