Ã…ke Bonnier (clergy)

Åke Bonnier Gabriel ( born December 11, 1957 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop of the Diocese of Skara in the Church of Sweden.

Åke Bonnier belongs to the wealthy part of the Bonnier publishing family. His great-great grandfather Albert Bonnier founded the Albert Bonnier Förlag AB, which today is part of the media group Bonnier AB and his grandfather Åke Bonnier the Elder (1886-1979) led a long time. His siblings Karl Otto Bonnier the Younger and Eva Bonnier occupy senior positions in publishing group, but Åke Bonnier knew early on that he wanted to become a priest. After studying theology Bonnier was ordained in Stockholm 1984. After several years as senior pastor in the parish of Lidingö Bonnier was the provost at the Sankt Nikolai kyrka, the cathedral of the Diocese of Stockholm, was elected in September 2006.

On August 26, 2012 Bonnier was ordained a bishop for the Diocese of Skara. He had prevailed in the election of bishops against the theology faculty and pastor Staffan Grenstedt.

Bonnier was one of four ministers who have guided the church for church wedding of Swedish Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling in September 2010. He is a member of the Focolare Movement and winner of the papal Gregory the Great, which he received for his contribution to the ecumenical movement.