Father Bjorn Lundberg
Fr. Bjorn Lundberg is the Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Winchester, Virginia.
He was born Nov. 26, 1974, in Nurnberg, Germany, to John and Marlene Lundberg. He spent his childhood as a self-described “Army brat,” traveling with his family from post to post. Military moves brought the Lundberg family to Texas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington State. Father received a Bachelor of Arts in History, with a double minor in Theology and Philosophy from Christendom College in 1997.
Upon graduation, he interned in Rome for the English Language Section of Vatican Radio. His professional work continued at the Eternal Word Television Network in October 1997. For two years he was an Associate Television Producer, where he produced a number of television series. Late in 1999, Father returned to northern Virginia to study for the LSAT and was accepted to Law School in 2000. At the same time, he applied to Diocese of Arlington to begin studies for the priesthood. He attended Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 2000 until 2006. He received a Master of Arts in Moral Theology and a Master of Divinity. His first parish assignment was at the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, in Arlington, Virginia. In 2009 he began his second assignment as Parochial Vicar at the Parish of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Beginning in 2012, he became Chaplain at Saint John Paul the Great. Since 2015 he has been the Thursday morning “Godly Counsel” on Morning Glory Radio Show on EWTN Global Catholic Radio, broadcast out of Washington, D.C. He served as Chaplain and Assistant Principal at Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries from August, 2012 until June, 2017.
He was installed as Pastor of Sacred Heart in Winchester, Virginia, by His Excellency, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge in July 2017.