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 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."CV Andreas Holmberg - längre", Church of Sweden. Retrieved on 22 September 2019.
On 5 March 2019, Holmberg was elected bishop."Stockholms stift har fått ny biskop", Church of Sweden, Stockholm, 11 September 2019. Retrieved on 22 September 2019. His consecration took place on 22 September at Uppsala Cathedral by Archbishop Antje Jackelén. Holmberg is the son of priest Bengt Holmberg.
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