Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir
Icelandic prelate (born 1954)
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Agnes Margrétardóttir Sigurðardóttir (born 19 October 1954) is an Icelandic prelate who was the Bishop of Iceland from 2012 to 2024. 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]
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ChurchChurch of Iceland
DioceseIceland
PredecessorKarl Sigurbjörnsson
Previous postDean of the Western Fjords
The Right Reverend Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir | |
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| Bishop of Iceland | |
Agnes in 2012 | |
| Church | Church of Iceland |
| Diocese | Iceland |
| Predecessor | Karl Sigurbjörnsson |
| Previous post | Dean of the Western Fjords |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 September 1981 |
| Consecration | 24 June 2012 by Karl Sigurbjörnsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1954 Ísafjörður, Iceland |
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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.[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]
