Published 7 December 2021 at 12.38
Domestic. Archbishop Antje Jackelén will retire in the autumn of 2022 and will hand over the assignment to someone else, the Church of Sweden announces today.
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On October 15, 2013, the left-wing activist Antje Jackelén was elected archbishop of the Church of Sweden and received at Uppsala Cathedral on June 15, 2014. Before that, she was bishop of Lund diocese for seven years.
Archbishop Antje Jackelén is the 70th order and the first woman to hold the highest office of the Church of Sweden.
has refused to answer the question of whether Jesus gave a truer picture of God than the Prophet Muhammad.
An archbishop within the Church of Sweden usually serves in his assignment until retirement. Archbishop Antje Jackelén turns 67 in June 2022.
Now begins the process of preparing for the next archbishop election. Since the archbishop is also a bishop in Uppsala diocese, the deacons and priests in Uppsala diocese who have a service in a diocese or parish, as well as as many elected electors who are appointed by the diocesan parishes, vote. The archbishop is also elected by the members of all cathedral chapters and diocesan boards as well as by the members of the church board.
In a nomination election, those entitled to vote nominate at least five candidates for the archbishop election. There may be more if more than five people get at least five percent of the votes. After declaring eligibility, they then become official candidates in the election of the archbishop. If any of the candidates receives more than 50 percent of the votes in the first round, the election is decided. More common is that there will be a second round of elections with the two candidates who received the most votes.
The diocese of Uppsala is responsible for the election of the archbishop. The process of appointing a new archbishop is expected to be completed in June 2022. Reception service is planned for early December 2022.