- Christina Odenberg
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Christina Odenberg (born March 26, 1940) is the retired bishop of the Diocese of Lund in Sweden between 1997 and 2007. Appointed by the Government of Sweden on June 5, 1997, she became the first woman bishop in the history of the Church of Sweden. Her brother Mikael Odenberg was Sweden's Minister for Defence.
Christina Odenberg retired on March 31, 2007, and was succeeded by Antje Jackelén.[1]
References
- ^ (Swedish) "Antje Jackelén ny biskop". Lunds domkyrkoförsamling, Svenska kyrkan. http://www.lundsdomkyrka.org/aktuellt/0608251.shtml. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
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- 20th-century Lutheran bishops
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- 1940 births
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