Church Church of Sweden Nationality Swede Consecration 1989 Ordination 1964 | In office 1989-2004 Successor Erik Aurelius Diocese Diocese of Skara Predecessor Karl-Gunnar Grape | |
 | ||
Born 26 August 1939 (age 77)
Örgryte, Sweden ( 1939-08-26 ) Spouse Karin Rodén (1963-1987)
Elisabeth Håstrand (since 1989) | ||
Lars-Göran Lönnermark, born 26 August 1939, is a Swedish bishop emeritus.
Lönnermark studied at Michigan State University in 1958-1959 through the international exchange program, where he became a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. After returning to Sweden, he studied theology and was ordained as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church (Church of Sweden) in 1964.
He was bishop of Skara between 1989 and 2004. In 1988, he was named as high predicate of the congregation in Stockholm, and on 1 April 2007 as head predicate. Lars-Göran Lönnermark took over from head predicate Henrik Svenungsson, bishop emeritus of Stockholm.
Lönnermark took part in the wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling on 19 June 2010.
References
Lars-Göran Lönnermark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA