Martin Lind

The Right Reverend Martin Lind PhD
Bishop Emeritus of Linköping Bishop Emeritus of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain
Bishop Lind in Linköping, 2011
Predecessor	Martin Lönnebo
Successor	Martin Modéus
Previous post(s)	Dean of Uppsala Cathedral
Orders
Ordination	1966
Consecration	23 April 1995 by Gunnar Weman
Personal details
Born	(1944-03-14) 14 March 1944 Malmö, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Denomination	Lutheranism
Spouse	Hilda Elisabet Blomstrand (m. 1968; died 2016) Karin Rhode (m. 2019)
Alma mater	University of Lund
Motto	Gud är barmhärtig ("God is merciful")
Coat of arms

Doctrine and theology

Bible
Old Testament New Testament
Creeds
Apostles' Creed Nicene Creed Athanasian Creed
Book of Concord
Augsburg Confession Apology of the Augsburg Confession Luther's Small / Large Catechism Smalcald Articles Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope Formula of Concord
Distinctive theological concepts
Theology of Martin Luther Justification Law and Gospel Sola gratia Sola scriptura Christology Sanctification Two kingdoms catholicity Two states of the Church Priesthood of all believers Divine Providence Marian theology Theology of the Cross Sacramental Union
Other relevant topics
Homosexuality

Martin Claes Lind is bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Linköping in the Church of Sweden and former bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. He was Bishop of Linköping from 1 February 1995 to 2 March 2011. He was appointed bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain in January 2014 and retired in 2019.