| Honorific-prefix | The Right Reverend |
|---|---|
| Title | Bishop of Stockholm |
| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Diocese | Stockholm |
| Term | 1998–2009 |
| Predecessor | Henrik Svenungsson |
| Successor | Eva Brunne |
| Ordination | 1969 |
| Consecration | 1998 |
| Birth name | Märta Caroline Desirée Krook |
| Birth date | 18 November 1944 |
| Birth place | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Death date | 16 August 2025 (aged 80) |
| Death place | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Märta Caroline Desirée Krook (18 November 1944 – 16 August 2025) was a Swedish bishop in the Church of Sweden. In 1990 she was appointed Dean of Storkyrkan.
Biography
Krook was ordained in 1969 for the Diocese of Lund and was appointed a prison chaplain in Malmö, the first woman to do so in Sweden. She was the bishop of the Diocese of Stockholm from 1998 until her retirement in 2009, when she was succeeded by Eva Brunne. Krook lived in Stockholm.[1] She died from lung cancer on 16 August 2025, at the age of 80.[2]
References
- ^ Church of Sweden:Caroline Krook
- ^ "Tidigare biskopen Caroline Krook död". TV4. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.