Gunnar Hultgren

The Most Reverend

Gunnar Hultgren
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
ChurchChurch of Sweden
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1958
In office1958–1967
PredecessorYngve Brilioth
SuccessorRuben Josefson
Previous post(s)Bishop of Visby 1947-1951)
Bishop of Härnösand (1951-1958)
Orders
Ordination17 May 1925
Consecration1 February 1948
by Erling Eidem
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1902-02-19)19 February 1902
Died13 February 1991(1991-02-13) (aged 88)
Uppsala, Sweden
BuriedGamla kyrkogården in Härnösand
NationalitySwedish
ParentsAxel Gustav Hultgren
Maria Kristina Andersson
SpouseAstrid Maria Eklund
Alma materUppsala University
Coat of armsGunnar Hultgren's coat of arms

Gunnar Axel Engelbrekt Hultgren (19 February 1902 - 13 February 1991) was a Swedish bishop within the Church of Sweden. He was the Archbishop of Uppsala between 1958 and 1967.[1]

  1. ^ "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 November 2014.