Andreas Holmberg

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
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	(1966-12-22) 22 December 1966 (age 58) Lund, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Denomination	Lutheranism
Spouse	Cecilia Holmberg
Children	2
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Motto	Bli kvar i min kärlek (Stay in my love)
Coat of arms

Biography

Holmberg was born in 1966 and partly raised in Tanzania. He was ordained as a priest in 1993 for the Diocese of Stockholm. Since 2012, he has served as a diocesan deputy responsible for religious services. Previously, he worked as a parish priest in Stockholm and as a theological teacher in Tanzania. In 2019, he defended his thesis titled "The Church in the new landscape," which focuses on the theology emerging from Swedish church congregations operating in multi-cultural and multi-religious settings.^[1]

On 5 March 2019, Holmberg was elected bishop.^[2] His consecration took place on 22 September at Uppsala Cathedral by Archbishop Antje Jackelén. Holmberg is the son of priest Bengt Holmberg.