Manfred Björkquist Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Right Reverend
Manfred Björkquist
Bishop of Stockholm
Church:Church of Sweden
Diocese:Stockholm
Term:1942–1954
Successor:Helge Ljungberg
Ordination:6 October 1942
Consecration:29 November 1942
Consecrated By:Erling Eidem
Birth Date:22 June 1884
Birth Place:Gideå, Sweden
Death Place:Sigtuna, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Religion:Lutheranism
Parents:Jonas Erik Björkquist & Clementine Aurén.
Spouse:Ruth Kjellén

Manfred Björkquist (22 June 1884 – 23 November 1985) was a Swedish prelate who was the Bishop of Stockholm from 1942 till 1954, and co-founder of Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket.[1] He was also the leader of the Young Church conservative movement.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manfred Björkquist 1942–1954 . 2023-01-03 . www.svenskakyrkan.se . sv.
  2. Book: Zorgati . Ragnhild Johnsrud . Tracing the Jerusalem Code: Volume 3: The Promised Land Christian Cultures in Modern Scandinavia (ca. 1750–ca. 1920) . Bohlin . Anna . 2021-05-10 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . 978-3-11-063947-6 . 548 . en.
  3. Harding . Tobias . 2016-08-07 . The dawn of the secular state? Heritage and identity in Swedish church and state debates 1920–1939 . International Journal of Cultural Policy . 22 . 4 . 631–647 . 10.1080/10286632.2015.1017474 . 1028-6632. free .