Anton Niklas Sundberg (27 May 1818,
Uddevalla
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– 2 February 1900) was a Lutheran clergyman, and the
Church of Sweden
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archbishop of Uppsala 1870–1900.
Biography
He acquired a doctor of philosophy and theology degree at
Uppsala University
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in 1842, became dean and was ordained a priest in 1845. He then undertook travel through
Europe
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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
The Diocese of Karlstad ( sv, Karlstads stift) is a diocese of the Church of Sweden. It covers most of the provinces Värmland and Dalsland. Its current borders are from 1693.
List of Bishops
* Sveno Benedicti Elfdalius : 1647~1666
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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.
References
Other sources
Article Sundberg, A.N.From
Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon
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Anton Niklas Sundberg', from ''Bilder och minnen'', by
Harald Wieselgren, 1889
Related reading
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Bexell, Oloph
Oloph Eric Fingal Bexell (born 6 June 1947) is a Swedish priest (Church of Sweden) and professor emeritus in church history at Uppsala University.
Biography
Oloph Bexell received his bachelor of theology in 1974 and was ordained in the Diocese ...
(2003) ''Sveriges kyrkohistoria. 7, Folkväckelsens och kyrkoförnyelsens tid'' (Verbum, Stockholm)
1818 births
1900 deaths
People from Uddevalla Municipality
Lutheran archbishops of Uppsala
Bishops of Karlstad
19th-century Lutheran archbishops
Members of the Swedish Academy
Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Speakers of Första kammaren
Members of the Första kammaren
Speakers of Andra kammaren
Burials at Uppsala old cemetery
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