Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir

Agnes M. 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.[2]

The Right Reverend Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir
Bishop of Iceland
Sigurðardóttir in 2012
Church	Church of Iceland
Diocese	Iceland
Predecessor	Karl Sigurbjörnsson
Orders
Ordination	20 September 1981
Consecration	24 June 2012 by Karl Sigurbjörnsson
Personal details
Born	19 October 1954 Ísafjörður, Iceland
Previous post	Dean of the Western Fjords

Ordination history of Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir
History Priestly ordination Date 20 September 1981 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Karl Sigurbjörnsson Co-consecrators Anders Wejryd Michael Jackson Kristján Valur Ingólfsson Peter Skov-Jakobsen David Chillingworth Kari Mäkinen Sofie Petersen Date 24 June 2012 Place Hallgrímskirkja
Source(s):[1]

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 Sigurðardóttir is divorced. She has three children. She has been active in Iceland's music life, playing the piano and organ and singing in choirs.[3]

References

1. Agnes M Sigurðardóttir.
2. "First woman to be elected bishop takes office today". Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
3. lars. "Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir: The Bishop who is spring cleaning the church — Nordic Labour Journal". www.nordiclabourjournal.org. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

External links

• Website Trúin og lífið
• First Icelandic woman Bishop, on Lögberg-Heimskringla - The Icelandic Community Newspaper