Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir

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Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir, 2012

Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir (born October 19, 1954 in Ísafjörður ) has been Bishop of the Icelandic State Church since mid-2012 .

Agnes Sigurðardóttir is the daughter of pastor Sigurður Kristjánsson and Margrét Hagalínsdóttir. She was ordained a pastor in 1981 and initially worked in youth work. As a parish pastor , she worked in Hvanneyri (1986 to 1994) and Bolungarvík . From 1996 she also worked as a regional dean in the West Fjords.

She was elected bishop in the second ballot in 2012 with 64.3% of the vote and was introduced to the office of bishop on June 24, 2012 in Hallgrímskirkja . She is the first woman to serve as bishop in the Icelandic State Church.

Agnes Sigurðardóttir is divorced and has three children.

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predecessor Office successor
Karl Sigurbjörnsson Bishop of Iceland
2012 - 		-
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SURNAME Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Agnes Sigurdardottir
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic bishop
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Ísafjörður
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