The Rt. Rev. Tord Harlin - Washington National Cathedral

Consultation of Religious Leaders on Global Poverty ♦ September 11–13, 2005
The Rt. Rev. Tord Harlin
Bishop Emeritus of Uppsala
The Lutheran World Federation/Church of Sweden
Luthagsesplanaden 25, SE 752 25, Uppsala Sweden
[email protected]
Tord Harlin, Bishop emeritus in Uppsala diocese, was born in 1935 in Luleå, Sweden;
married Gunnel and has two sons and two daughters, one of whom was born in Zimbabwe,
where they spent ten years (1964–1965) in the service of Church of Sweden Mission and the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe.
Education: Teacher´s certificate, Luleå, 1958; BD, Uppsala, 1963; ordained minister in
Church of Sweden, 1963; Doctor in Theology, 1973, Uppsala University
Missionary work in Zimbabwe, 1964-1965; employed as Director of Church of Sweden
International Department of Studies, 1975–1983; Director of the Church of Sweden Board of
Inter Church and Ecumenical Affairs, 1984–1990, Bishop in Uppsala Diocese, 1990–2000.
Chairman of Church of Sweden Aid 1994–1996
Chairman of the foundation supporting the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe 1998
Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation ♦ Cathedral College of Washington National Cathedral

Download Report