The Diocese of Stockholm in the (Lutheran) Church of Sweden has elected a new bishop after Caroline Krook, who is retiring. The new bishop-elect is Eva Brunne (55), who recieved 413 votes against 365 for Hans Ulfvebrand, her opponent in the final second round of the election on May 26.
Bishop-elect Brunne has extensive experience as vicar in the parishes of Flemingsberg and Sundbyberg.
Especially Flemingsberg has given her insights into the present religious situation in urban Sweden, where the Church of Sweden is incresingly becoming a minority church, in parallel with Catholic and Orthodox churches of different hue, as well as Muslim and non-religious people. In Flemingsberg, she habitually introduced herself as "the Evangelical Lutheran pastor", just to make sure.
Eva Brunne lives in a registered partnership with another woman, and has a three-year-old son.
http://karlafhallstrom.blogspot.com/2009/05/lesbian-bishop-elect-in-stockholm.html
1 kommentti
Torontosta
28.5.2009 03:11
They are openmided in Sweden, good. Church of England is Protestant, we have Pentacostal, Roman Caholic, Greek Orthodox and hundreds of other religions. But I have never heard that " staff" has to campain, like elections procedure. Maybe I don't know.