Christina Odenberg

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Christina Odenberg

Christina Odenberg (born March 26, 1940) is the bishop of the Diocese of Lund in Sweden. Appointed June 5, 1997 she became the first woman bishop in the history of the Church of Sweden. Her brother Mikael Odenberg is currently Sweden's Minister for Defence.

Christina Odenberg will retire March 31, 2007, and will be succeeded by Antje Jackelén.[1]

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  1. ^ (Swedish) "Antje Jackelén ny biskop", Lunds domkyrkoförsamling, Svenska kyrkan. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
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