Fredrik Modéus

The Right Reverend Fredrik Modéus
Bishop of Växjö
Church	Church of Sweden
Diocese	Växjö
Appointed	2015
Predecessor	Jan-Olof Johansson
Orders
Ordination	1991
Consecration	12 April 2015 by Antje Jackelén
Personal details
Born	(1964-10-19) October 19, 1964 Jönköping, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Denomination	Lutheran
Parents	Adjuncts Nils Modéus and Ingrid Modéus
Spouse	Carina Modéus
Children	3
Alma mater	Lund University
Motto	Sufficit tibi gratia Dei (God's grace is all you need)

Fredrik Modéus (born October 19, 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 1991-1992. In 1992-1994 he served as a school chaplain in Hässleholm and between 1995-1996 as a school chaplain at Oskarshamns folkhøjskole. In 1996, Modéus moved to Lund and took office as a student clergyman, after which he served as supervisory director between 1997-1999 in the Helgealand Assembly. In 2000 he became a minister at the church of Helgeand in Lund. Between 2009-2014 he studied for a PhD at Lund University graduating in systematic theology on May 13, 2015 with his dissertation titled The Worship Community in the People's Church (Gudstjänstgemenskap i folkkyrkan).

Bishop

In the spring of 2014 he was a candidate for the Bishopric of Lund, where he ended up in second place after Johan Tyrberg. In the autumn of the same year he once again took part in another election, this time for the bishopric of Växjö, where he ended up in the final round together with Thomas Petersson. On December 3, he was elected with 58% of the votes. On April 12, 2015, he was consecrated bishop in the Uppsala cathedral.

Personal life

Fredrik Modéus is the son of Adjuncts Nils Modéus and Ingrid Modéus, as well as brother of Bishop Martin Modéus and lawyer Daniel Modéus. Fredrik Modéus is married to the doctor Carina Modéus. Together they have three children.