Anton Niklas Sundberg Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Anton Niklas Sundberg
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
Church:Church of Sweden
Archdiocese:Uppsala
Appointed:1870
Term:1870–1900
Term End:2 February 1900
Predecessor:Henrik Reuterdahl
Successor:Johan August Ekman
Ordination:1845
Consecration:6 March 1864
Consecrated By:Henrik Reuterdahl
Birth Date:27 May 1818
Birth Place:Uddevalla, Sweden
Death Place:Uppsala, Sweden
Buried:Uppsala gamla kyrkogård
Nationality:Swede
Parents:Sven Sundberg
Sara Katarina Lund
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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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Religious Organizations. World Statesmen. sv. 22 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Anton Niklas Sundberg. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . July 1, 2020.