Martin Lind
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The Right Reverend Martin Lind PhD |
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| Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain | |
Bishop Lind in Linköping, 2011
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| Installed | 11 January 2014 |
| Predecessor | Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga |
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| Ordination | 1966 |
| Consecration | 23 April 1995 by Gunnar Weman |
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| Born |
14 March 1944 Malmö, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Denomination | Lutheranism |
| Spouse | Hilda Elisabet Lind (d. May 2016) |
| Previous post | Bishop of Linköping (1995-2011) |
| Alma mater | University of Lund |
| Motto | Gud är barmhärtig ("God is merciful") |
| Coat of arms |  |
Martin Claes Lind is Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain and Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Linköping in the Church of Sweden. He was Bishop of Linköping from 1 February 1995 to 2 March 2011. He was appointed Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain in January 2014.
As a teenager, Lind was active in the Malmö Christian Upper Secondary School Students' Association (Malmö KGF), which he chaired. At the same time, he was active in the Societas Sanctae Birgittae, but shortly after his ordination, he left this society. He was ordained a priest in 1966 for the Diocese of Lund at age 22. This required a dispensation from the Swedish Government as he was under the required age for ordination. He was active in the Christian Student Association in Lund and became its president in Autumn 1966. He was chair of the Christian Student Movement in Sweden () from 1972-1977.
In 1968, Lind was a participant at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Fourth General Assembly in Uppsala. During the Assembly, he was, with Professor of the University of Lund, co-editor of a youth magazine "Hot News" published daily during the Assembly by an international and ecumenical editorial team of young academics. The equivalent of "Hot News" has been published during all subsequent WCC General Assemblies.
In Autumn 1968, Lind participated in an anti-apartheid campaign at Lund Cathedral during a visit by a large group of foreign diplomats, including representatives of the South African apartheid regime. When the group arrived at the cathedral, they were met with the students singing "We Shall Overcome" using the verse "black and white together". In spring 1969, Lind was charged along with four others for disorderly conduct and he was required to pay a fine.
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