Ruben Josefson Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Ruben Josefson
Native Name:Per Love Ruben Josefson
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
Church:Church of Sweden
Appointed:1967
Term:1967–1972
Term Start:1967
Term End:1972
Predecessor:Gunnar Hultgren
Successor:Olof Sundby
Ordination:15 December 1940
Ordained By:Erling Eidem
Consecration:18 January 1959
Consecrated By:Gunnar Hultgren
Rank:Metropolitan Archbishop
Birth Date:25 August 1907
Death Place:Uppsala, Sweden
Buried:Uppsala gamla kyrkogård
Parents:Per Linus Josefson
Alfrida Lovisa Christiansson
Previous Post:Bishop of Härnösand (1958-1967)
Alma Mater:Uppsala University
Coat Of Arms:Ruben Josefson ärkebiskopsvapen.svg

Ruben Josefson (25 August 1907 – 19 March 1972) was a Swedish bishop within the Church of Sweden. [1]

He enrolled at Uppsala University in 1926, became a graduate of theology there in 1931, theology licentiate in 1935 and doctor of theology in 1937.Josefson was ordained priest in 1940. He was appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Härnösand in 1958 and served in this position until 1967 when he was appointed Archbishop of Uppsala. He was archbishop until his death in 1972.[2]

Other sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Religious Organizations. World Statesmen. Swedish. 30 November 2014.
  2. Web site: P L Ruben Josefson. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. July 1, 2020.