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The Right Reverend Andreas Holmberg | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Stockholm | |
 | |
| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Diocese | Stockholm |
| Elected | 5 March 2019 |
| In office | 2019–present |
| Predecessor | Eva Brunne |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1993 by Henrik Svenungsson |
| Consecration | 22 September 2019 by Antje Jackelén |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 December 1966 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Denomination | Lutheranism |
| Spouse | Cecilia Holmberg |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Motto | Bli kvar i min kärlek (Stay in my love) |
Bengt Andreas Holmberg (born 22 December 1966 in Lund) is a Swedish prelate who is the current Bishop of Stockholm.
Biography
Holmberg was born in 1966 and partly raised in Tanzania. He was ordained priest in 1993 for the Diocese of Stockholm and since 2012 has worked as a diocesan deputy with responsibility for religious services. He was previously a parish priest in Stockholm and a theological teacher in Tanzania. In 2019 he defended his thesis on "The Church in the new landscape," the theology that emerges in the Swedish church congregations working in multi-cultural and multi-religious environments.[1]
Holmberg was elected bishop on 5 March 2019.[2] He was consecrated on 22 September in Uppsala Cathedral by Archbishop Antje Jackelén. Holmberg is the son of the priest Bengt Holmberg.
References
- ^ "CV Andreas Holmberg - längre", Church of Sweden. Retrieved on 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Stockholms stift har fått ny biskop", Church of Sweden, Stockholm, 11 September 2019. Retrieved on 22 September 2019.