The Most Reverend Gunnar Hultgren |
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Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden |
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Church | Church of Sweden |
Archdiocese | Uppsala |
Appointed | 1958 |
In office | 1958-1967 |
Predecessor | Yngve Brilioth |
Successor | Ruben Josefson |
Orders | |
Ordination | 17 May 1925 |
Consecration | 1 February 1948 by Erling Eidem |
Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born |
Eskilstuna, Sweden |
19 February 1902
Died | 13 February 1991 Uppsala, Sweden |
(aged 88)
Buried | Härnösand old cemetery |
Nationality | Swede |
Parents | Axel Gustav Hultgren Maria Kristina Andersson |
Spouse | Astrid Maria Eklund |
Previous post |
Bishop of Visby 1947-1951) Bishop of Härnösand (1951-1958) |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Gunnar Axel Engelbrekt Hultgren, born 19 February 1902 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, died 13 February 1991 in Uppsala, Sweden was a Swedish bishop within the Church of Sweden. He was the archbishop of Uppsala between 1958-1967.