Yngve Brilioth facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Most Reverend Yngve Brilioth |
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| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden |
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| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Uppsala |
| In Office | 1950-1958 |
| Predecessor | Erling Eidem |
| Successor | Gunnar Hultgren |
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| Ordination | 1918 |
| Consecration | 1938 by Erling Eidem |
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| Born | July 12, 1891 Västervik Municipality Sweden |
| Died | April 27, 1959 (aged 67) Uppsala Sweden |
| Buried | Uppsala old cemetery |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Spouse | Brita Söderblom |
| Previous post | Bishop of Växjö (1938-1950) |
Yngve Brilioth, born 12 July 1891 in Västra Ed, Sweden, dead 27 April 1959 in Uppsala, Sweden was a professor for church history, and later for Practical theology in Uppsala, Turku and Lund. He served as the Lutheran Bishop of Växjö between 1938 and 1950. Between 1950 and 1958, he was the Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala. He was also the author of a history of the Oxford Movement, which written to coincide with its centenary in 1933. He married the daughter of a predecessor, Nathan Söderblom.
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