Mikael Mogren
Mikael Mogren (born September 6, 1969 in Hammar, Askersund ) is a Swedish Lutheran clergyman . He has been Bishop of the Västerås Diocese in the Church of Sweden since 2015 .
Life
Mogren studied theology in Uppsala, Tübingen and at Harvard University . In 1996 he was ordained pastor in the diocese of Strängnäs . After his doctorate as Dr. theol. in 2004 he worked as a parish priest in Uppsala , interrupted by teaching at the Faculté de théologie protestante in Paris . From 2011 to 2014 he was an adjunct in the diocese of Västerås.
Mogren was elected Bishop of Västerås to succeed Thomas Söderberg and was consecrated by Archbishop Antje Jackelén in Uppsala Cathedral on September 6, 2015 .
Mogren is openly gay in Sweden.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Church of Sweden: About Mikael Mogren ( Memento of the original dated August 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Gloucester.anglican.org: new bishop for partner diocese of Västerås ( Memento of the original dated August 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ QX.se: Mikael Mogren vald till biskop (Swedish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mogren, Mikael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lutheran Swedish Bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6th September 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hammar, Askersund , Sweden |