Gunnar Axel Engelbrekt Hultgren (19 February 1902 - 13 February 1991) was a Swedish bishop within the

Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...

. He was the Archbishop of Uppsala between 1958 and 1967.

Biography

Hultgren was enrolled at

Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. The university rose to significance during ...

where he became a theology graduate in 1925, theology licentiate in 1933, and Dr. Theol. in 1940. He became an associate professor of systematic theology in Uppsala in 1940. He became vicar in the

Diocese of Härnösand The Diocese of Härnösand ( sv, Härnösands stift) is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand. History The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese o ...

in 1940, Bishop of the

Diocese of Visby The Diocese of Visby ( sv, Visby stift) is a division of the Church of Sweden consisting of the island of Gotland. Its seat is Visby Cathedral located in the largest town on Gotland, Visby. The Bishop of Visby is also responsible for the episc ...

in 1947 and Bishop of the

in 1951. He was appointed Archbishop in 1958 and resigned as Emeritus in 1967.

References

Other sources

*Hansson, Klas (2014) ''Svenska kyrkans primas: Ärkebiskopsämbetet i förändring 1914–1990'' (Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensi)

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1902 births 1991 deaths People from Södermanland County Uppsala University alumni Lutheran archbishops of Uppsala Members of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala {{Bishop-stub