The Most Reverend

Olof Sundby
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
Native name
Carl Olof Werner Sundby
ChurchChurch of Sweden
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1972
In office1972–1983
PredecessorRuben Josefson
SuccessorBertil Werkström
Orders
Ordination22 June 1943
Consecration4 October 1970
by Ruben Josefson
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1917-12-06)6 December 1917
Karlskoga, Sweden
Died6 December 1996(1996-12-06) (aged 79)
Lund, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
SpouseBrigitta Sundby
Previous post(s)Bishop of Växjö (1970-1972)
Alma materLund University
Coat of armsOlof Sundby's coat of arms

Olof Sundby (6 December 1917 – 6 December 1996) was a Swedish bishop within the Church of Sweden. He was the archbishop of Uppsala in the period 1972–1983.[1]

Biography

Carl Olof Werner Sundby was born at Karlskoga in Örebro County, Sweden. Sundby was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Karlstad in 1943. He became a doctor of theology in 1959. He was a parish priest in the parishes of St. Peter's Priory, Lund and Norra Nöbbelöv in Lund from 1960–1970. He was bishop of the Diocese of Växjö from 1970–1972 and archbishop of Uppsala 1972–1983. He was Chairman of the Swedish Ecumenical Committee 1972–1983, chaired the Lutheran World Federation Executive Council 1973-77 and served as President of the World Council of Churches 1975–1983. [2] Sundby died during 1996 and was buried at Klosterkyrkogården in Lund.

Olof Sundby grave at Klosterkyrkogården in Lund

References

  1. ↑ "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Carl Olof Werner Sundby". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

Other sources

  • Hansson, Klas (2014) Svenska kyrkans primas: Ärkebiskopsämbetet i förändring 1914–1990 (Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensi) ISBN 978-91-554-8897-0
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