Thomas Söderberg

Ulf Thomas Söderberg (born 19 December 1948) was Bishop of Västerås, Sweden, from 2008 to 2015.

The Right Reverend Thomas Söderberg
Bishop of Västerås
Province	Church of Sweden
Diocese	Diocese of Västerås
Elected	7 February 2008
Installed	4 May 2008
Predecessor	Claes-Bertil Ytterberg
Successor	Mikael Mogren
Orders
Ordination	1982
Consecration	4 May 2008 by Anders Wejryd
Personal details
Birth name	Ulf Thomas Söderberg
Born	19 December 1948 Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Motto	Non quomodo mundus dat ego do vobis non turbetur cor vestrum neque formidet ( Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.)
Coat of arms

Ordination history of Thomas Söderberg
History Priestly ordination Date 1982 Place Västerås Episcopal consecration Consecrated by Anders Wejryd Date 4 May 2008 Place Uppsala Cathedral

Biography

Söderberg grew up in Grängesberg. He has been strongly involved in the renewal of the Swedish Church. For several years he worked as a vicar in Svärdsjö parish in Dalarna. He was director of St Luke's Foundation and later became vicar of Enviken. He was elected Bishop of Västerås on February 7, 2008 and was consecrated on May 4, 2008 in Uppsala Cathedral. He was nominated for Archbishop of Uppsala in 2006 and came in third place. after Anders Wejryd and Ragnar Persenius. Söderberg retired September 5, 2015.[1]

References

1. Website of the Diocese of Västerås

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