Sören Dalevi (born 12 June 1969 in Björneborg), is a Swedish prelate and theologian. Since 2012 he has been a lecturer in religious studies at

Karlstad University Karlstad University (Swedish ''Karlstads universitet'') is a state university in Karlstad, Sweden. It was originally established as the Karlstad campus of the University of Gothenburg in 1967, and this campus became an independent university col ...

. In 2016 he was elected as Bishop of Karlstad.

Biography

Sören Dalevi was ordained as a priest in 1996, after which he became vicar in the parish of Grums. He was the founder of youth work in the Diocese of Karlstad between 1997 and 2000 and committees in the parish of Norrstrands in Karlstad between 2000 and 2003. He then pursued research studies at

. Between 2008 and 2012 Dalevi was a member of the school board at Geijerskolan. Dalevi's research focused on church education. On Thursday 28 April 2016 he was elected Bishop of Karlstad. At the preliminary voting session, Sören Dalevi received 59.1% of the votes. The other candidate who took part in the election. Karin Johannesson, gained 40.9% of the votes."Biskop electus"
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References

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