Karin Maria Elisabet Johannesson (born 8 December 1970) is a Swedish prelate who is the current Bishop of Uppsala.^[1]

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The Right reverend Karin Johannesson
Bishop of Uppsala
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
In office	2019–present
Predecessor	Ragnar Persenius
Orders
Ordination	2010 by Esbjörn Hagberg
Consecration	3 March 2019 by Antje Jackelén
Personal details
Born	(1970-12-08) 8 December 1970 (age 53) Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Denomination	Lutheran
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Motto	Kristus förkunnar vi (We proclaim Christ)
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Johannesson was born in Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden on 8 December 1970 and was educated at the public school in Filipstad. She graduated with a Bachelor of Theology in 1994, and a bachelor's degree in 1996 from Uppsala University. She earned her PhD in theology and obtained a doctorate there in 2002. She was ordained priest in 2010 in the Diocese of Karlstad by Bishop Esbjörn Hagberg. Johannesson was accepted as an associate professor of religious philosophy at Uppsala University in 2015. On 3 March 2019 she was consecrated as Bishop of Uppsala by Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of Uppsala and Primate.