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
Church	Church of Sweden
Diocese	Stockholm
In office	1988-1998
Predecessor	Krister Stendahl
Successor	Caroline Krook
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1959
Consecration	9 October 1988 by Bertil Werkström
Personal details
Born	30 May 1933 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	6 December 2017 (aged 84) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Denomination	Lutheranism

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.