Jönköping
Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipa ...
) is a Swedish theologian and bishop of the
Diocese of Linköping
The Diocese of Linköping ( sv, Linköpings stift) is a diocese within the Church of Sweden administering the Östergötland County, the north eastern part of Jönköping County and the northern part of Kalmar County. It comprises nine deanerie ...
. Modéus was ordained as a bishop on 6 March 2011 in
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala Cathedral ( sv, Uppsala domkyrka) is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran t ...
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...
and installed in
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala Cathedral ( sv, Uppsala domkyrka) is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran t ...
on 4 December 2022.
Biography
Modéus was ordained a priest in 1986 for the
Diocese of Växjö
The Diocese of Växjö ( sv, Växjö stift) is one of the 13 dioceses or regional units of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. It was also a former Roman Catholic bishopric.
Lutheran diocese
Diocese of Växjö is situated in southern Sweden and incl ...
. He served as a curate and vicar of the parish of Byarum until 1988 when he became district leader and curate of the parish of
Tullinge
Tullinge is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the eastern part of Botkyrka Municipality, on the border to the Flemingsberg part of Huddinge Municipality. It had approximately 20,000 inhabitants in 2011.Tumba in the Diocese of Stockholm. He held this position until 1995. In 1996, he was assigned by the Swedish church to write a book that resulted in the book ''Tradition och liv (Tradition and life)'' .
From 1997 to 1999 Modéus undertook a PhD in Old Testament exegesis at the
University of Lund
, motto = Ad utrumque
, mottoeng = Prepared for both
, established =
, type = Public research university
, budget = SEK 9 billion Diocese of Stockholm, responsible for church service development. He held this task until March 2011, when he was elected and ordained bishop of the
Diocese of Linköping
The Diocese of Linköping ( sv, Linköpings stift) is a diocese within the Church of Sweden administering the Östergötland County, the north eastern part of Jönköping County and the northern part of Kalmar County. It comprises nine deanerie ...
.
Martin Modéus is the son of junior lecturers Nils Modéus and Ingrid Modéus. He has two brothers:
Fredrik Modéus
Fredrik Modéus (born 19 October 1964 in Jönköping) is a Swedish theologian and bishop, currently the 59th Bishop of Växjö.
Priest
Modéus was ordained in 1991 for the Diocese of Växjö. After he served as vicar in Värnamo between 1991 a ...
, born in 1964, Bishop of the Diocese of Växjö and Daniel Modéus, born 1970, attorney in Stockholm. He is married to Marianne församlingspedagog Langby Modéus and has three children from a previous marriage.