Bishop
The current Bishop of Stockholm is the Rt Rev'd Eva Brunne, who was enthroned on 8 November 2009.
The following have served as Bishop of Stockholm from the Second World War to the present day:
- Manfred Björkquist (1942–1954)
- Helge Ljungberg (1954–1971)
- Ingmar Ström (1971–1979)
- Lars Carlzon (1979–1984)
- Krister Stendahl (1984–1988)
- Henrik Svenungsson (1988–1998)
- Caroline Krook (1998–2009)
- Eva Brunne (2009–)
Read more about this topic: Diocese Of Stockholm (Church Of Sweden)
Famous quotes containing the word bishop:
“A psychiatrist is a man who goes to the Folies-Bergère and looks at the audience.”
—Mervyn, Bishop Stockwood (b. 1913)
“his shuddering insights, beyond his control,
touching him. But it took him a long time
finally to make his mind up to go home.”
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)
“Think of the storm roaming the sky uneasily
like a dog looking for a place to sleep in,
listen to it growling.”
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)