The Right Reverend Sofie Petersen | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Greenland | |
 Bishop Sofie Petersen | |
| Church | Church of Denmark |
| Installed | 1995 |
| Term ended | 2020 |
| Predecessor | Kristian Mørch |
| Successor | Paneeraq Siegstad Munk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sofie Bodil Louise Lisbeth Petersen 23 November 1955 |
| Nationality | Greenlandic |
| Denomination | Lutheranism |
| Spouse |
Christian Tidemand (m. 1976) |
| Education | Theology |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen, 1986 |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Title | Bishop |
| Website | www.groenlandsstift.dk |
Sofie Petersen (born 1955) is a Greenlandic Lutheran bishop.[1]
She was born on 23 November 1955 in Maniitsoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark. She studied theology and graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 1986. On 28 May 1995, at the age of 39, Petersen was ordained as the Bishop of Greenland in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark.[2] She was ordained at Hans Egede Church, the cathedral of Greenland in the presence of Queen Margrethe II.[3] She is the second Inuit bishop and the second woman to become a bishop in the Danish Lutheran church.[4]
Petersen is an outspoken advocate for climate justice.[5] She worked closely with the Greenland's government to ensure the law would allow same-sex couples to marry in churches and other religious buildings.[6] She retired in December 2020.