The Most Reverend Gunnar Hultgren | |
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Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
Church | Church of Sweden |
Archdiocese | Uppsala |
Appointed | 1958 |
In office | 1958–1967 |
Predecessor | Yngve Brilioth |
Successor | Ruben Josefson |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Visby 1947-1951) Bishop of Härnösand (1951-1958) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 17 May 1925 |
Consecration | 1 February 1948 by Erling Eidem |
Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 13 February 1991 Uppsala, Sweden | (aged 88)
Buried | Gamla kyrkogården in Härnösand |
Nationality | Swedish |
Parents | Axel Gustav Hultgren Maria Kristina Andersson |
Spouse | Astrid Maria Eklund |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
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]