Gunnar Hultgren

Gunnar Axel Engelbrekt Hultgren (19 February 1902 - 13 February 1991) was a Swedish bishop within the Church of Sweden. He was the Archbishop of Uppsala between 1958 and 1967.[1]

The Most Reverend Gunnar Hultgren
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1958
In office	1958-1967
Predecessor	Yngve Brilioth
Successor	Ruben Josefson
Orders
Ordination	17 May 1925
Consecration	1 February 1948 by Erling Eidem
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	19 February 1902 Eskilstuna, Sweden
Died	13 February 1991 (aged 88) Uppsala, Sweden
Buried	Gamla kyrkogården in Härnösand
Nationality	Swedish
Parents	Axel Gustav Hultgren Maria Kristina Andersson
Spouse	Astrid Maria Eklund
Previous post	Bishop of Visby 1947-1951) Bishop of Härnösand (1951-1958)
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Coat of arms

Biography

Hultgren was enrolled at Uppsala University where he became a theology graduate in 1925, theology licentiate in 1933, and Dr. Theol. in 1940. He became an associate professor of systematic theology in Uppsala in 1940. He became vicar in the Diocese of Härnösand in 1940, Bishop of the Diocese of Visby in 1947 and Bishop of the Diocese of Härnösand in 1951. He was appointed Archbishop in 1958 and resigned as Emeritus in 1967. [2][3]

References

1. "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
2. "Gunnar Axel Engelbrekt Hultgren". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
3. "Biskop Gunnar Axel Engelbrekt Hultgren". Svenska Kyrkan. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

Other sources

• Hansson, Klas (2014) Svenska kyrkans primas: Ärkebiskopsämbetet i förändring 1914–1990 (Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensi) ISBN 978-91-554-8897-0

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