John Cyllberg (born 23 April 1895 in
Harestad, died 10 August 1983 in
Uppsala) was a
Swedish
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theologian and Bishop of Västerås between 1940 and 1962.
Biography
After studies at
Gothenburg University College
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Bachelor of Arts in 1915. After further studies at
Uppsala University Licentiate of Art 1919, Bachelor of Divinity in 1922, Doctor of Philosophy in 1926, docent of philosophy of religion 1926 and Doctor of Divinity in 1933. Served as acting professor of theological encyclopedia in 1928–1929 and 1936 at Uppsala University. Ordained as priest in the Church of Sweden in 1928. Served as vicar in Balingsta, Hagby and Ramsta near
Uppsala 1933–1940. Elected as bishop of the
Diocese of Västerås in 1940, an office which he held until his retirement in 1962.
References
Vem är det1943 p 162. runeberg.org
Svensk uppslagsbokvol 6 column 699 Förlagshuset Norden 1955
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1895 births
1983 deaths
Bishops of Västerås
Swedish theologians
20th-century Protestant theologians
Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany