Eva Brunne

The Right Reverend

Eva Brunne
Bishop of Stockholm
Brunne in September 2012
ChurchChurch of Sweden
DioceseStockholm
Elected26 May 2009
In office2009–2019
PredecessorCaroline Krook
SuccessorAndreas Holmberg
Orders
Consecration8 November 2009
by Anders Wejryd
Personal details
Born
Gerd Eva Cecilia Brunne

(1954-03-07) 7 March 1954 (age 70)
NationalitySwedish
DenominationLutheran
SpouseGunilla Lindén
Alma materLund University
MottoDon't show favouritism (James 2:1)[1]
Coat of armsEva Brunne's coat of arms

Gerd Eva Cecilia Brunne (born 7 March 1954) is a bishop in the Church of Sweden. She served as the Bishop of Stockholm from 2009 till 2019. She is the first openly lesbian bishop of a mainstream church in the world and the first bishop of the Church of Sweden to be in a registered same-sex partnership.

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