Bengt Andreas Holmberg (born 22 December 1966 in Lund) is a Swedish prelate who is the current Bishop of Stockholm.
The Right Reverend Andreas Holmberg | |
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| Bishop of Stockholm | |
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| 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) |
Biography
editHolmberg 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
edit- ^ "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.