King Olof Skötkonung (ca. [9][10] Åkesson said that the Bishop obviously attacked his party in her speech. [11], In September 2015 Brunne proposed the removal of symbols of Christianity, including crosses, from the Seamen's Church in Stockholm Harbor, to open the church to worshipping sailors of all beliefs, and to mark the direction of Mecca as a service to Muslim visitors. She has several points of agreement, notably on evolution and the climate, the need for dialogue between science and religion, and the need to care for the poor, and to support some continued role for the Churches in public life, even in secularized societies which tend to want to separate the two. The following day, Brunne mentioned the demonstrations in a traditional church sermon that precedes the opening of the Riksdag. The Church of Sweden (Swedish: Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. No longer the seat of a bishop but still officially called cathedrals: Greens in the Church of Sweden (linked to the Green Party), This page was last edited on 11 July 2020, at 08:41. "[17] She later clarified her statement as being intended to emphasise that in her view, neither a strictly literal interpretation of the virgin birth, nor a rejection of the virgin birth on the grounds of scientific impossibility, can capture the theological tradition surrounding the virgin birth. Biskopen vill ta bort kristna symboler i Sjömanskyrkan. The diocese contains the following 13 kontrakts: This article is about the diocese of the Church of Sweden. [6][7] King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia attended the consecration. The couple met as undergraduate theology students at Uppsala University. [5], As Bishop of Lund, Jackelén was one of the assistant officiants during the state wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling, in 2010.[6]. Archbishop Wejryd denied that the clergy of the Church of England was boycotting the ceremony. She was ordained as a priest in 1978 and started serving in the Diocese of Lund, comprising Sweden's southernmost provinces of Blekinge and Scania. [10] Brunne denied that the speech was directed against a specific party. [18], Before the archbishop election Jackelén was asked the question "Does Jesus give a better picture of God than Muhammed? The couple's relationship received a church blessing and the two have a son, born c. The oak leaves are also featured on the coat of arms of Blekinge which constitutes the easternmost part of the Diocese of Lund. Gerd Eva Cecilia Brunne (born 7 March 1954) is a bishop in the Church of Sweden. ", to which she answered "To me it is obvious that Christians, Muslims and Jews worship the same God". Before taking up the post of vicar of Sundbyberg parish in 1990, she functioned as university chaplain and bishop's adviser. On 26 May 2009, Brunne was elected Bishop of Stockholm,[1][4] succeeding Caroline Krook. [3], Jackelén has published several works which deal with the relationship between the natural sciences and religious faith, as well as the role of religion in modern society. The following have served as Bishop of Stockholm from the Second World War to the present day:[5]. She served as the Bishop of Stockholm from 2009 till 2019. After finishing her doctorate, she worked at Lund University 1999–2001 and was assistant professor of Systematic Theology/Religion and Science at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago 2001–2003. Before 1942, the City of Stockholm itself and Greater Stockholm were divided more or less equally between the two medieval dioceses at Slussen just south of Stockholm's Old Town. Jackelén was the first woman to be appointed as bishop after a popular vote in the diocese, the two former (Odenberg in 1997, and Caroline Krook, Bishop of Stockholm, in 1998) having both been appointed by the Swedish government before the separation of the Church of Sweden from the state in 2000. 2005. From 2003 she was Associate Professor and Director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science until 2007. "[6] On the official website of the Church of Sweden, Brunne wrote: "I know what it is to be called into question. Lesbian bishop wants to remove church crosses so Muslims 'won't be offended', World's First Openly Lesbian Bishop to Remove Crosses, Build Islamic Prayer Room in Swedish Seamen's Church, "The Cross of Christ is Foolishness to the World: A Swedish Lutheran Bishop Wars Against the Christian Faith by John G. Panagiotou", Biskopen vill öppna kapell för fler religioner, Profile at the official website of the Church of Sweden, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eva_Brunne&oldid=938852618, Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 February 2020, at 19:37. The bishop is Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., appointed in 1998. In 1980, upon becoming Secretary General of the Swedish Student Christian Movement, Brunne took up a permanent residence in Stockholm. Brunne spent the first years of her priesthood in Karlskrona, Blekinge. Following eight years of vicarship in Sundbyberg, Brunne spent another eight years as vicar of Flemingsberg. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with 5.8 million members at year end 2019 it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden. The Catholic Church in Sweden was established by Archbishop Ansgar in Birka in 829, and further developed by the Christianization of Sweden in the 9th century. [12][13][14][15][16], Her election to archbishop sparked controversy as she during the election made statements about the virgin birth and the validity of Islam. [6], "Eva Brunne vann biskopsvalet i Stockholms stift", "SWEDEN: Lesbian priest ordained as Lutheran bishop of Stockholm", "King and Queen attend bishop ordination at Uppsala Cathedral", "Text Controversy at the Opening of the Swedish Parliament", "Bishop's sermon at the opening of the Riksdag". She endorses the theory of evolution and sees no contradiction in believing both in God and in evolution. In 2000, she became the head of Huddinge and Botkyrka deanery, serving as such until 2006. Today, February 15th, the universal Church honors St. Sigfrid of Sweden, a courageous and determined missionary bishop. Jackelén served as a priest in Tyresö parish in the Diocese of Stockholm 1981–1988, in Gårdstånga parish in the Diocese of Lund 1988–1994 and in the Cathedral parish of Lund 1995–1996. [24] She is a vocal supporter of Greta Thunberg and has called her prophetic. [21], Together with the bishops' conference she has also addressed climate change in a Bishops' letter in 2014 and again 2019, calling for the members of the Church of Sweden as well as the Swedish state to set goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for Sweden to enter binding international agreements on the issue. 970-1021) is considered the first Christian king of Sweden.. On 15 October 2013, she was elected the 70th Archbishop of Uppsala and formally received through a service in Uppsala Cathedral on 15 June 2014, making her Sweden's first foreign-born archbishop since the 12th century, and the first female archbishop.[3][4]. [7], Brunne confirmed that her coat of arms as Bishop of Stockholm consists of "the coat of arms for the Diocese of Stockholm, St Erik and the Swedish flag, as well as the Luther rose which was Martin Luther's own. [25], In June 2017, Jackelén was awarded The Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism by the Archbishop of Canterbury "For her services to ecumenism - especially her leadership in addressing human, theological and social issues in partnership and dialogue". She studied Lutheran theology at the University of Tübingen and Uppsala University. Her husband, Heinz Jackelén, is a retired priest, also originally from Germany, and they have two daughters and several grandchildren. As Bishop of Lund, Jackelén was one of the assistant officiants during the state wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling, in 2010. She has served as representative of the Church of Sweden on the Lutheran World Federation council. A Swedish translation came in 2000 and an English translation Time & eternity: the question of time in church, science, and theology was published in 2005. "[1], In October 2010, Bishop Brunne took part in a rally against racism in Stockholm, after the nationalist Sweden Democrats party entered the Riksdag. The current Bishop of Stockholm is Andreas Holmberg, who was enthroned on 5 March 2019. The Diocese of Stockholm (Swedish: Stockholms stift) is a division of the Church of Sweden.Its cathedral is Storkyrkan in Stockholm's Old Town. She is the first openly lesbian bishop of a mainstream church in the world and the first bishop of the Church of Sweden to be in a registered same-sex partnership. [1], Having represented the clergy in the chapter of the Lutheran Diocese of Stockholm from 1997 until 2005, she became dean of the diocese in 2006. For the diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, see, Christian Democrats in the Church of Sweden, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diocese_of_Stockholm_(Church_of_Sweden)&oldid=967125930, Christian organizations established in 1942, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Articles containing Swedish-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [2][3] Following college, she became a theology student at Lund University.

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