Bishop of Iceland

The following is a list of Evangelical Lutheran bishops of Iceland. The first bishop of Iceland was Geir Vídalín who took office in 1801. As of 2024, 15 people have held the office of Bishop of Iceland.

Bishop of Iceland
Bishopric
Lutheran
Incumbent: Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir
Information
First holder	Geir Vídalín
Established	1801
Diocese	Diocese of Iceland
Cathedral	Reykjavík Cathedral
Website
Website of the Diocese

List

No.	Bishop		Entered office	Left office
1		Geir Vídalín (1761–1823)	1801	1823
2		Steingrímur Jónsson (1769-1845)	1824	1845
3		Helgi G. Thordersen (1794–1867)	1846	1866
4		Pétur Pétursson (1808–1891)	1866	1889
5		Hallgrímur Sveinsson (1841–1909)	1889	1908
6		Þórhallur Bjarnarson (1855–1916)	1908	1916
7		Jón Helgason (1866–1942)	1917	1939
8		Sigurgeir Sigurðsson (1890–1953)	1939	1953
9		Ásmundur Guðmundsson (1888–1969)	1954	1959
10		Sigurbjörn Einarsson (1911–2008)	1959	1981
11		Pétur Sigurgeirsson (1919–2010)	1981	1989
12		Ólafur Skúlason (1929–2008)	1989	1997
13		Karl Sigurbjörnsson (1947–2024)	1998	2012
14		Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir (1954–)	2012	2024
15		Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir (1969–)	2024	Incumbent

See also

• List of Skálholt bishops
• List of Hólar bishops

External links

• Official website (in Icelandic)