Anton Niklas Sundberg
The Most Reverend Anton Niklas Sundberg | |
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| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
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| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Archdiocese | Uppsala |
| Appointed | 1870 |
| In office | 1870–1900 |
| Predecessor | Henrik Reuterdahl |
| Successor | Johan August Ekman |
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| Ordination | 1845 |
| Consecration | 6 March 1864 by Henrik Reuterdahl |
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| Born | (1818-05-27)27 May 1818 Uddevalla, Sweden |
| Died | 2 February 1900(1900-02-02) (aged 81) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Buried | Uppsala gamla kyrkogård |
| Nationality | Swede |
| Parents | Sven Sundberg Sara Katarina Lund |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Karlstad (1864-1870) |
Anton Niklas Sundberg (27 May 1818, Uddevalla – 2 February 1900) was a Lutheran clergyman, and the Church of Sweden archbishop of Uppsala 1870–1900.[1]
Biography
He acquired a doctor of philosophy and theology degree at Uppsala University in 1842, became dean and was ordained a priest in 1845. He then undertook travel through Europe in 1849–50. He was a lecturer in theology at Lund University in 1849 and from 1852 to 1856 a professor of dogmatics and moral theology. From 1856 to 1864 he was professor of church history and symbolism at the university. In 1861 he was appointed vicar in Lund before being appointed bishop of the Diocese of Karlstad in 1864. In 1870, he became Archbishop of Uppsala and Pro-Chancellor of Uppsala University. Sundberg was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1874 and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1877.[2]
References
Other sources
- Article Sundberg, A.N. From Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (in Swedish)
- Anton Niklas Sundberg, from Bilder och minnen, by Harald Wieselgren, 1889
Related reading
- Bexell, Oloph (2003) Sveriges kyrkohistoria. 7, Folkväckelsens och kyrkoförnyelsens tid (Verbum, Stockholm) ISBN 9789152624623
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Uppsala 1870–1900 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Swedish Academy, Seat No.15 1874–1900 | Succeeded by |
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- Olov Lambatunga
- Valerius
- Olov Basatömer
- Jarler
- Lars
- Folke Johansson Ängel
- Jakob Israelsson
- Johan Odulfsson
- Magnus Bosson
- Johan
- Nils Allesson
- Nils Kettilsson
- Olov Björnsson
- Petrus Filipsson
- Hemming Nilsson
- Petrus Torkilsson
- Birger Gregersson
- Henrik Karlsson
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- Jakob Axelsson Lindblom
- Carl von Rosenstein
- Johan Olof Wallin
- Carl Fredrik af Wingård
- Hans Olof Holmström
- Anton Niklas Sundberg
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