Ásmundur Guðmundsson (6 October 1888 - 29 May 1969) was an Icelandic prelate who was

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from 1954 till 1959.

Biography

Guðmundsson was born on 6 October 1888 in Reykholt,

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. He graduated from the University of Iceland on 19 June 1912. He served as pastor to the Icelandic settlements in Alberta for a month in 1914 and in

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in Canada from 1912 till 1914. He became an assistant priest in

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on 24 June 1915 and became parish priest on

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on 31 May 1916. Appointed principal of Eiðar on 11 January 1919 and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Theology at the

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on 24 April 1928 and Professor on 24 April 1934. He was also Dean of the Theological Department from 1934 till 1935. He was elected Bishop of Iceland in 1954 and was consecrated bishop in

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on 20 June 1954. In 1959 he was succeeded by Sigurbjörn Einarsson. Ásmundur Guðmundsson wrote a number of books, including The Supreme Life (1964) about Jesus' life.Magnússon, Björ
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''ismus''. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.

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Ásmundur Guðmundsson Ásmundur Guðmundsson (6 October 1888 - 29 May 1969) was an Icelandic people, Icelandic prelate who was Bishop of Iceland from 1954 till 1959. Biography Guðmundsson was born on 6 October 1888 in Reykholt, Western Iceland, Reykholt, Iceland ...

19th-century Icelandic people 20th-century Icelandic Lutheran bishops