Sanna Waithaka works as a priest in Skövde. Foto: Annelie Hüllert Storm/Sveriges radioAnnelie Hüllert Stormannelie.hullert-storm@sverigesradio.seRadio Swedenenglish@sverigesradio.seRadio SwedenAnsvarig utgivare: Klas Wolf-Watz
More female than male priests in Swedish church for first time ever, just
Publicerad 17 juli 2020 · kl 15:26 · 1:02 min
Statistics from the Church of Sweden show 50.1% of its priests are now female.
Priest Sanna Waithaka is glad to hear of the gender balance in the Church. She believes it is important churchgoers get to meet priests from a wide variety of backgrounds.
The first female priests in Sweden were ordained in 1960.
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