Henrik Svenungsson

Lars Henrik Sigfrid Svenungsson (30 May 1933 - 6 December 2017) was a Swedish prelate of the Church of Sweden who was Bishop of Stockholm between 1988 and 1998 and later chaplain of the Royal Household from 1997 till 2007.

The Right Reverend

Henrik Svenungsson
Bishop of Stockholm
ChurchChurch of Sweden
DioceseStockholm
In office1988-1998
PredecessorKrister Stendahl
SuccessorCaroline Krook
Orders
Ordination20 December 1959
Consecration9 October 1988
by Bertil Werkström
Personal details
Born(1933-05-30)30 May 1933
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died6 December 2017(2017-12-06) (aged 84)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
DenominationLutheranism

Biography

Svenungsson was born on May 30, 1933 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of governor Gunnar Svenungsson. He was ordained priest on December 20, 1959 in Kalmar. Throughout his priestly work, he worked for ecumenism and international cooperation. Since the beginning of the 1970s, Svenungsson had been involved in the ecumenical work in Europe, including in the European Church Conference where he has been a member of the Central Committee for some time.[1] In 2003, he received the Luminosa Award for Unity for his long-standing pioneering work from the international Focolare Movement to create and maintain a good ecumenical dialogue between representatives of different Christian church traditions.

He was elected Bishop of Stockholm in 1988 and was consecrated by Archbishop Bertil Werkström of Uppsala on October 9, 1988. He retained the post till 1998. A year before his retirement he was appointed Chaplain of the Swedish Royal Household. In 1999 he was awarded the H. M. The King's Medal.[2]

References
  1. "Biskop Henrik Svenungsson:- Jag har alltid varit engagerad i Europa", Pressmeddelande. Retrieved on 18 May 2019.
  2. "Henrik Svenungsson", Swedish Royal Court, Stockholm, 1999. Retrieved on 18 May 2019.
Church of Sweden titles
Preceded by
Krister Stendahl		 Bishop of Stockholm
1988–1998		 Succeeded by
Caroline Krook
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