Bonnier was born and grew up in Stockholm where his father, Gerard Bonnier, belonged to the wealthy Bonnier family. His father was Jewish and his mother was a member of the Church of Sweden, while his maternal grandmother converted to Catholicism.
Uppsala University.
He is, through inheritance, the second biggest owner of the Bonnier group. He was baptised as child, but did not have a religious upbringing. He served as dean of Stockholm from 2006 to 2009.
He was ordained bishop by Archbishop Anders Wejryd in Uppsala Cathedral in August 2012.
Crown Princess Victoria attended the ceremony. He has attended Stockholm Pride and believes the LGBT movement should have a place in the church.
Having moved from Stockholm to Skara as a result of being appointed bishop, Bonnier criticized Swedish authorities in 2013 for discriminating against people outside large cities by providing insufficient public services and infrastructure in these areas and offering fewer jobs in the public sector there.
Bonnier has been a member of the Focolare Movement since 1988.
