Martin Modéus
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| Residence | Archbishop's Palace, Uppsala |
| Spouse | Marianne Modéus |
| Children | 3 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Linköping (2011–2022) |
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Nils Martin Modéus (born 1 March 1962) is a Swedish theologian and bishop who is Archbishop of Uppsala and primate of the Church of Sweden. Prior to this, he was bishop of the Diocese of Linköping from 2011 until 2022, when he was installed as Archbishop.
Biography
Modéus was ordained a priest in 1986 for the Diocese of Växjö. He served as a curate and vicar of the parish of Byarum until 1988 when he became district leader and curate of the parish of Tullinge-Tumba in the Diocese of Stockholm. He held this position until 1995. In 1996, he was assigned by the Swedish church to write a book that resulted in the book Tradition och liv (Tradition and life) .
From 1997 to 1999, Modéus undertook a PhD in Old Testament exegesis at the
Martin Modéus is the son of junior lecturers Nils Modéus and Ingrid Modéus. He has two brothers: Fredrik Modéus, born in 1964, Bishop of the Diocese of Växjö and Daniel Modéus, born 1970, attorney in Stockholm. He is married to Marianne Langby Modéus and has three children from a previous marriage.[1][2]
On 8 June 2022, he was elected Archbishop of Uppsala and primate of the Church of Sweden and installed in Uppsala Cathedral on 4 December 2022.
References
- ^ "Biskop Martin Modéus". Church of Sweden (in Swedish). 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ ""Vi är alla människor"". Norrköpings Tidningar. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
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