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 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Visby1947-1951) Bishop of Härnösand(1951-1958) |
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| Ordination | 17 May 1925 |
| Consecration | 1 February 1948 by Erling Eidem |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
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| Born | (1902-02-19)19 February 1902 |
| Died | 13 February 1991(1991-02-13) (aged 88) Uppsala,Sweden |
| Buried | Gamla kyrkogården in Härnösand |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Parents | Axel Gustav Hultgren Maria Kristina Andersson |
| Spouse | Astrid Maria Eklund |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
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Gunnar Axel Engelbrekt Hultgren (19 February 1902 - 13 February 1991) was a Swedish bishop within theChurch of Sweden. He was theArchbishop of Uppsala between 1958 and 1967.[1]
Hultgren was enrolled atUppsala University 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 theDiocese of Härnösand in 1940, Bishop of theDiocese of Visby in 1947 and Bishop of theDiocese of Härnösand in 1951. He was appointed Archbishop in 1958 and resigned asEmeritus in 1967.[2][3]
In 1939 his doctoral thesis onAugustine's view of love was published as a book with the title, "Det evangeliska kärleksbudet hos Augustinus: dess filosofiska och teologiska tolkning i hans skrifter 386-400" (EN: The evangelical command-to-love in Augustine: its philosophical and theological interpretations in his works from 386 to 400 CE). LIBRIS-ID 1371886.[4][5]
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