Caroline Krook

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The Right Reverend

Caroline Krook
Bishop of Stockholm
Church Church of Sweden
Diocese Stockholm
In office1998–2009
Predecessor Henrik Svenungsson
Successor Eva Brunne
Orders
Ordination1969
Consecration1998
Personal details
Born (1944-11-18) 18 November 1944 (age 80)
Nationality Swedish
Denomination Lutheranism
MottoVar brinnande i anden – tjäna Herren (Stay burning in the spirit - serve the Lord)

Caroline Krook (born 18 November 1944 in Stockholm) is a retired Swedish bishop in the Church of Sweden. In 1990 she was appointed as Dean of Storkyrkan.

Biography

Krook was ordained priest in 1969 for the Diocese of Lund and was appointed a prison chaplain in Malmö, the first female to do so in Sweden. She was the bishop of the Diocese of Stockholm from 1998 until her retirement in 2009, when she was succeeded by Eva Brunne. Krook lives in Stockholm. [1]

References

Church of Sweden titles
Preceded by Bishop of Stockholm
1998–2009
Succeeded by