Sofie Petersen
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1955 –
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Who is Sofie Petersen?
Sofie Petersen is the Lutheran bishop of Greenland.
She was born on November 23, 1955 in Maniitsoq, Greenland. She studied theology and graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1986. On May 28, 1995, at the age of 39, Petersen was ordained as the Bishop of Greenland in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. She was ordained at Hans Egede Church, the cathedral of Greenland in the presence of Queen Margrethe II. She is the first Inuit bishop and second female bishop in the Danish Lutheran church.
Petersen is an outspoken advocate for climate justice. She currently lives in Nuuk.
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