Martin Lönnebo

Who is Martin Lönnebo?

Karl Martin Lönnebo is a Swedish clergyman who served as Bishop of the diocese of Linköping from 1980 to 1994.

Lönnebo was born in Storkågeträsk in present-day Skellefteå Municipality. He studied theology at Johannelund theological seminary and was ordained within the Swedish Evangelical Mission in 1954. In 1964 he received a D.Th. degree on his doctoral dissertation Albert Schweitzers etisk-religiösa ideal. He worked as a pastor and chaplain in Uppsala for a number of years, and was appointed Provost of Härnösand in 1977. In 1980 he was elected Bishop of Linköping, where he remained until his retirement.

Lönnebo has also written a number of books on religious life, many of them inspired by the spiritual traditions of northern Sweden, as well as by Eastern Christianity.

In 1993 he was awarded an honorary doctorate at Linköping University.

Lönnebo is married and has three children.