Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir

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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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Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir
Bishop of Iceland
Agnes in 2012
ChurchChurch of Iceland
DioceseIceland
PredecessorKarl Sigurbjörnsson
Previous postDean of the Western Fjords
Orders
Ordination20 September 1981
Consecration24 June 2012
by Karl Sigurbjörnsson
Personal details
Born (1954-10-19) 19 October 1954 (age 71)
Ísafjörður, Iceland
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Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir
History
Priestly ordination
Date20 September 1981
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorKarl Sigurbjörnsson
Co-consecratorsAnders Wejryd
Michael Jackson
Kristján Valur Ingólfsson
Peter Skov-Jakobsen
David Chillingworth
Kari Mäkinen
Sofie Petersen
Date24 June 2012
PlaceHallgrímskirkja
Source(s):[1]
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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]

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