Martin Modéus received 59 percent of the votes in today’s archbishop election. He will take over as archbishop of the Church of Sweden from Antje Jackelén, who will retire on 30 October.
“I am grateful and happy for the support and look forward to entering the task, with God’s help and together with good colleagues and co-workers. Now comes a time for preparation, reflection and prayer for the accession,” says Martin Modéus in a press release.
He is expected to hold a press conference in Linköping starting at 3 p.m.
The new archbishop will be received in a service in Uppsala Cathedral on 4 December. He becomes the 71st Archbishop of the Church of Sweden.
A total of 876 people were eligible to vote in this year’s archbishop election, including the church board and members of diocesan boards and cathedral chapters in the Church of Sweden’s thirteen dioceses.
Modéu’s opponent Johan Dalman, bishop of Strängnäs diocese, received 41 percent of the vote.