Åsa Gunilla Elisabet Nyström (born 12 August 1960 in

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) is a Swedish prelate and current bishop of the Diocese of Luleå within the Lutheran

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Biography

Nyström was ordained priest of the Swedish Evangelical Mission in 1982. In 1991 she was incardinated as a diocesan priest of the

. She has worked as director of studies and teachers in leadership at the Pastoral Institute in Uppsala and development secretary at the Swedish Church parish associations, focusing on management and leadership development. Most recently she worked as diocesan curate of leadership support at Uppsala diocese. She has also been a teacher and course director for management and leadership development in the Swedish Church.

Bishop

On 15 November 2018, Nyström 50.07% of the votes for the bishopric of Luleå, with a total of 267 votes. On 3 June 2018, she was consecrated bishop by the Archbishop of Uppsala in

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. On 10 June she was installed as Bishop of Luleå in Luleå Cathedral."Åsa Nyström första kvinnliga biskopen i Luleå stift"
'' Dagen''. Retrieved on 09 June 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nystrom, Asa 1960 births Living people People from Umeå Bishops of Luleå 21st-century Swedish Lutheran bishops 20th-century Swedish Lutheran priests