Hans Stiglund

The Right Reverend Hans Stiglund
Bishop of Luleå
Church	Church of Sweden
Diocese	Luleå
Appointed	2002
Predecessor	Rune Backlund
Orders
Ordination	1980
Consecration	2002
Personal details
Born	June 8, 1955 Haparanda, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Motto	Gud med oss (God with us)

Hans Bertil Stiglund (born 8 June 1955 in Haparanda) is a Swedish bishop and author who has been Bishop of the Diocese of Luleå since 2002.^[1]

Biography

Stiglund studied theology at Uppsala University from 1974 to 1980 and took theology bachelor's degree in 1980. That same year he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Gothenburg. He worked as curate and later as assistant pastor in Forshälla parish until 1987. He then became vicar in Pajala parish from 1987 to 1991 and in Alatornio Haparanda parish 1991-2002. From 1993 to 2002 he was rural dean in Kalix-Torne contracts and 1999-2002 deputy of the chapter. In 2002 he was elected as bishop of the Diocese of Luleå. He is the author of the book The border, which was published in 2013.^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Hans Stiglund i Biskopspodden", Church of Sweden. Retrieved on 28 July 2016.
2. "Biskopen", Church of Sweden. Retrieved on 26 July 2016.
3. "Biskop Stiglunds bikt om kvinnliga präster", NSD. Retrieved on 28 July 2016.