Anders Arborelius


Anders Arborelius

Cardinal
Bishop of Stockholm
Arborelius in 2019
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseStockholm
Appointed17 November 1998
Installed29 December 1998
PredecessorHubertus Brandenburg
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli (2017–present)
Previous post(s)President of the Scandinavian Bishops Conference (2005-2015)
Orders
Ordination8 September 1979
by Hubertus Brandenburg
Consecration29 December 1998
by Hubertus Brandenburg
Created cardinal28 June 2017
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Lars Anders Arborelius

(1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 75)
NationalitySwedish
MottoIn Laudem Gloriae
Coat of armsAnders Arborelius's coat of arms

Lars Anders Arborelius OCD (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈânːdɛʂ arbʊˈrěːlɪɵs]; born 24 September 1949) is a Swedish Catholic cardinal. He has been Bishop of Stockholm since 1998. Pope Francis made him a cardinal, the first ever from Sweden and Scandinavia, on 28 June 2017.