Anders Arborelius

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.


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)
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
Sorengo, Switzerland
NationalitySwedish
Previous post(s)President of the Scandinavian Bishops Conference (2005-2015)
MottoIn Laudem Gloriae
Coat of arms
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