Bishop of Greenland

The Bishop of Greenland is a diocesan bishop of the Church of Denmark, and the leader of the Church of Greenland, which is an episcopal church in the Lutheran tradition.

Bishop of Greenland
Bishopric
Lutheran
Incumbent:
Paneeraq Siegstad Munk
Information
First holderKristian Mørch
Established1 November 1993
DioceseDiocese of Greenland
CathedralNuuk Cathedral
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

Historically (before the Reformation) the Bishop of Greenland was known as the Bishop of Garðar. After the reformation, the diocese fell into disuse. In 1984 Kristian Mørch was appointed as vice-bishop to oversee and work in Greenland as a resident bishop. It was only in 1993 that a diocese was once more established in Greenland with its name changed to the Diocese of Greenland and the bishop known as the bishop of Greenland. Kristian Mørch became the first bishop.

Current Bishop of Greenland

Since 1 December 2020, Paneeraq Siegstad Munk has been Bishop of Greenland. She was elected on 2 October 2020 and is the third to hold the post since the re-establishment of the diocese in Greenland.[1]

Former Bishop of Greenland

The former bishop is the Right Reverend Sofie Petersen.[2] She is an accomplished theologian, and during her episcopacy she has personally overseen the introduction of a new translation of the Bible in Greenlandic, as well as a Greenlandic language hymnal, and a Greenlandic edition of the (originally Danish language) prayer book of the Church of Denmark.[3]

List of Bishops of Greenland
For bishops of Greenland before and during the Reformation, see Garðar, Greenland#Diocese of Garðar.

References
  1. Hansen, Mette Skov "Grønland har fået ny biskop", Kristeligt Dagblad, 8 October 2020. Retrieved on 9 August 2021.
  2. See biographical entry here Archived May 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. All these achievements are reported here Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine (text in Danish).
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