Fredrik Modéus (born 19 October 1964 in

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) is a

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theologian and bishop, currently the 59th

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Priest

Modéus was ordained in 1991 for the

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. After he served as vicar in

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between 1991 and 1992. In 1992–1994, he served as a school chaplain in Hässleholm and between 1995 and 1996 as a school chaplain at Oskarshamns folkhøjskole. In 1996, Modéus moved to Lund and took office as a student clergyman, after which he served as supervisory director between 1997 and 1999 in the Helgealand Assembly. In 2000, he became a minister at the church of Helgeand in

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. Between 2009 and 2014, he studied for a PhD at

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. In the autumn of the same year he once again took part in another election, this time for the bishopric of Växjö, where he ended up in the final round together with Thomas Petersson. On 3 December, he was elected with 58% of the votes. On 12 April 2015, he was consecrated bishop in the Uppsala cathedral."Biskop"
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'', Lund. Retrieved on 08 August 2017.

Personal life

Fredrik Modéus is the son of Adjuncts Nils Modéus and Ingrid Modéus, as well as brother of Archbishop of Sweden Martin Modéus and lawyer Daniel Modéus. Fredrik Modéus is married to the doctor Carina Modéus. Together they have three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Modeus, Fredrik 1964 births Living people Swedish Lutheran bishops 21st-century Swedish Lutheran bishops 20th-century Swedish Lutheran priests Swedish theologians People from Jönköping