Sofie Petersen

The Right Reverend

Sofie Petersen
The Right Reverend; Sofie Petersen
Bishop of Greenland
	Bishop Sofie Petersen
Church	Church of Denmark
Installed	1995
Term ended	2020
Predecessor	Kristian Mørch
Successor	Paneeraq Siegstad Munk
Personal details
Birth name	Sofie Bodil Louise Lisbeth Petersen
Born	23 November 1955 (age 66); Maniitsoq, Greenland, ; Kingdom of Denmark
Nationality	Greenlandic
Denomination	Lutheranism
Spouse	Christian Tidemand (m. 1976)
Education	Theology
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen, 1986
Years active	1987–present
Title	Bishop
Website	www.groenlandsstift.dk

Sofie Petersen (born 1955) is a Greenlandic Lutheran bishop.

She was born on 23 November 1955 in Maniitsoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark. She studied theology and graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1986. On 28 May 1995, at the age of 39, Petersen was ordained as the Bishop of Greenland in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark.^[1] She was ordained at Hans Egede Church, the cathedral of Greenland in the presence of Queen Margrethe II.^[2] She is the second Inuit bishop and the second woman to become a bishop in the Danish Lutheran church.^[3]

Petersen is an outspoken advocate for climate justice.^[4] She retired in December 2020.

References[]

^ Vincent, Claus. "Travl grønlandsk teolog." Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Kristeligt Dagblad. 16 August 2008 (retrieved 30 August 2010)
^ International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. Indigenous World. 1994. Page 32. (retrieved 30 August 2010)
^ Dutton, Edward. "Northern Rites: The Impact of Women Bishops." Church Times. 30 January 2009 (retrieved 30 August 2010)
^ "Bells ring a wake-up call for climate justice." Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine World Council of Churches. 14 December 2010 (retrieved 30 August 2010)

External links[]

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[1] Vincent, Claus. "Travl grønlandsk teolog." Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Kristeligt Dagblad. 16 August 2008 (retrieved 30 August 2010)

[2] International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. Indigenous World. 1994. Page 32. (retrieved 30 August 2010)

[3] Dutton, Edward. "Northern Rites: The Impact of Women Bishops." Church Times. 30 January 2009 (retrieved 30 August 2010)

[4] "Bells ring a wake-up call for climate justice." Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine World Council of Churches. 14 December 2010 (retrieved 30 August 2010)

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