Church of Sweden Archbishop Hammar to Resign in 2006
After nine years of service as head of the national Church of Sweden, Archbishop K. G. Hammar has announced that for personal reasons he will resign from office next summer. Election procedures for a new archbishop are scheduled to begin next January, a news release from the church stated.
Some 87 percent of Swedes belong to the 7.2 million-member church, which joined the LWF in 1947. (75 words)
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