Sven Isak Danell (25 November 1903 - 18 January 1981) was a Swedish prelate who served as Bishop of Skara between 1955 and 1969.

Biography

Danell was born on 25 November 1903 in

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. His father, Hjalmar Danell, was Bishop of Skara between 1905 and 1935, while his uncle, Gideon Danell, was a notable Swedish teacher and linguist. Danell studied religion and linguistics at the universities of Gothenburg, Uppsala and Lund. He was ordained priest on 10 June 1928. He was appointed to a congregation in Skara while in 1933 he became vicar of St Catherine's Church in

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. In 1937 he returned to Sweden and became vicar of

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Church. Between 1941 and 1949 he served as vicar of Västra Tunhems Church. On 27 July 1955 Danell was appointed Bishop of Skara and was consecrated on 18 March 1956 by Archbishop

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. He retained the post till 1969. He was married to Miriam Helén and had six children.Thyselius, Erik & Lindblad, Göran (1957). ''Vem är det?: Svensk biografisk handbok, Volume 30'', p. 227. P. A. Nordstedt and Söners, Stockholm.

References

Bishops of Skara Swedish Lutheran bishops People from Uppsala 1903 births 1981 deaths {{Sweden-reli-bio-stub