The Right Reverend Krister Stendahl D.D. | |
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Bishop of Stockholm | |
Church | Church of Sweden |
Diocese | Stockholm |
Appointed | 7 June 1984 |
In office | 1984–1988 |
Predecessor | Lars Carlzon |
Successor | Henrik Svenungsson |
Orders | |
Ordination | 17 December 1944 by Manfred Björkquist |
Consecration | 7 October 1984 by Bertil Werkström |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 15 April 2008 Boston, Massachusetts, United States | (aged 86)
Nationality | Swedish |
Denomination | Lutheranism |
Spouse | Brita Johnsson |
Children | 3 |
Krister Olofson Stendahl (21 April 1921 – 15 April 2008) was a Swedish theologian, New Testament scholar, and Church of Sweden Bishop of Stockholm.[1] He also served as dean, professor, and professor emeritus at Harvard Divinity School.[2]