Antje Jackelén
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The Most Reverend Antje Jackelén |
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| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden |
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| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Archdiocese | Uppsala |
| Elected | 15 October 2013 |
| Installed | 15 June 2014 |
| Predecessor | Anders Wejryd |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1980 |
| Consecration | 15 April 2007 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Antje Zöllner |
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4 June 1955 Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Nationality | Swedish and German |
| Denomination | Lutheran (Church of Sweden) |
| Spouse | Heinz Jackelén |
| Children | 2 |
| Previous post | Bishop of Lund (2007–2014) |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Gud är större ("God is greater") |
Antje Jackelén (German: [ˈʔantjə jakəˈleːn]; Swedish: [ˈanɕɛ jakəˈleːn]; born 4 June 1955) is the Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala in Sweden and Primate (prima inter pares) of the Church of Sweden. On October 15, 2013, she was elected the 70th Archbishop of Uppsala and formally received through a service in Uppsala Cathedral on June 15, 2014, making her Sweden's first foreign-born archbishop since the 12th century, and the first female archbishop.
Jackelén was ordained a priest in the Church of Sweden in 1980 and became Doctor of Theology at Lund University in 1999. Previously she was Bishop of Lund from 2007 to 2014.
Jackelén was born June 4, 1955 in Herdecke, West Germany. She studied Lutheran theology at the University of Tübingen and Uppsala University.
Jackelén served as a priest in Tyresö parish in the 1981–1988, in Gårdstånga parish in the Diocese of Lund 1988–1994 and in the Cathedral parish of Lund 1995–1996. 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. From 2003 she was Associate Professor and Director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science until 2007.
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