List of Archbishops of Uppsala
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Before the Reformation
- 1164-1185 StefanStefan (archbishop of Uppsala)Stefan was created the first Archbishop of Uppsala in Sweden in the year 1164, a post he held until his death.Stefan was a Cistercian monk from Alvastra monastery...
- 1185-1187 JohannesJohannes (archbishop of Uppsala)Johannes was the second Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden. His short-lived reign was between 1185 and 1187.His name is sometimes spelled as Johan, the Swedish form of Johannes, but since the Swedish language had yet to be established it is of little importance. About Johannes little is known...
- 1187-1197 PetrusPetrus (archbishop of Uppsala)Petrus was the third archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, between 1187-1197.He was ordained by the mighty Danish archbishop Absalon in Lund, the primate of Sweden at that time. When Sweden got a new king, Sverker, who was related to the Danish Royal Court, Absalon extended his authority over Sweden...
- 1198-1206 Olov LambatungaOlov LambatungaOlov Lambatunga was archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1198-1206.Little is known about Olov. A couple of papal letters exist: In 1200, the pope declared that Catholic Church estates were free from government taxes and that clerics should not be subjected to the courts and judges of the government, but...
- 1207-1219 ValeriusValerius (archbishop of Uppsala)Valerius was the Swedish Archbishop 1207–1219 . He was the fifth archbishop after the establishment of the see in 1164.- Appointment :...
- 1219(1224)-1234 Olov Basatömer
- 1236-1255 JarlerJarlerJarler was Archbishop of Sweden from 1236 to 1255.Jarler was one of the two earliest known Swedish students at the University of Paris....
- 1255-1267 Lars
- 1274-1277 Folke Johansson ÄngelFolke Johansson ÄngelFolke Johansson Ängel was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden , although he was not ordained by the Pope until 1274...
- 1278-1281 Jakob Israelsson
- 1281-1284 Johan Odulfsson (not ordained)
- 1285-1289 Magnus Bosson
- 1289-1291 Johan
- 1292-1305 Nils AllessonNils AllessonNils Allesson was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1292-1305.It is believed that he studied at the University of Paris in 1278. After returning to Sweden, he became deacon in Uppsala in 1286 and was elected Archbishop in 1292...
- 1308-1314 Nils Kettilsson
- 1315-1332 Olov Björnsson
- 1332-1341 Petrus FilipssonPetrus FilipssonPetrus Filipsson was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden 1332–1341. Some call him Peder Filipsson Röde.He came from Uppland and was a son of the important high noble family of Rumby, being son of Sir Filip Finvidson of Rumby, called Filip Röde, and his wife, herself the daughter of Lord Karl Tjelveson...
- 1341-1351 Heming Nilsson
- 1351-1366 Petrus TorkilssonPetrus TorkilssonPetrus Torkilsson was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1351–1366.It is unknown when he was born, but the first mentioning of him is from 1320, when he was vicar in Färentuna. He was chancellor of the King Magnus Eriksson in 1340 and continued to support him during the civil wars in the 1360s.-...
- 1366-1383 Birger GregerssonBirger GregerssonBirger Gregersson was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, from 1366 to his death 1383.It is known that he was vicar of Österhaninge and then priest in Uppsala. He was a supporter of King Albrekt, who appointed him chancellor....
- 1383-1408 Henrik Karlsson
- 1408-1421 Jöns GerekessonJöns GerekessonJöns Gerekesson was a controversial Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden 1408–1421, and of Iceland 1426–1433 until he was drowned...
(Johannes Gerechini) - 1421-1432 Johan HåkanssonJohan HåkanssonJohan Håkansson was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1421–1432.His first known occupations were at a school in Söderköping and as a canon in Linköping. In 1411 he enrolled at Vadstena monastery...
- 1432-1438 Olov LarssonOlaus LaurentiiOlaus Laurentii was a Swedish ecclesiastic and archbishop of Uppsala.Olaus Laurentii came from Uppland and studied at the universities of Prague, Leipzig and Paris. He was elected Dean of Uppsala Cathedral in 1417 and archbishop in 1432...
(Olaus Laurentii) - 1433-1434 Arnold of BergenArnold of BergenArnold of Bergen was bishop of Bergen, Norway, and a non-ordained, short-lived Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden.As Olaus Laurentii, in 1432, was elected by the Chapter to become Archbishop of Uppsala and Sweden, the King Eric of Pomerania expressed his displeasure that he had not been consulted...
(not ordained) - 1438-1448 Nicolaus RagvaldiNicolaus RagvaldiNicolaus Ragvaldi was bishop of Växjö and from 1438-1448 archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden...
- 1448-1467 Jöns Bengtsson OxenstiernaJöns Bengtsson OxenstiernaJöns Bengtsson was a Swedish archbishop of Uppsala and regent of Sweden, under the Kalmar Union, in 1457, shared with Erik Axelsson , and alone 1465–1466.-Biography:...
- 1468-1469 Tord Pedersson (Bonde)Tord Pedersson (Bonde)Tord Pedersson was the un-ordained Archbishop of Uppsala from 1468 to 1469. He was born as Tord Pedersson, but since his mother was of the Bonde family, he would often use this name in addition to his own....
(not ordained) - 1469-1515 Jakob UlvssonJakob UlvssonJakob Ulvsson was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1469–1515 and the founder of Uppsala University.Jakob Ulvsson came from a noble family background in Uppland and studied at the universities in Rostock and Paris .He spent the years 1465–1470 in Rome and was meanwhile appointed Canon of...
- 1515-1517 Gustav TrolleGustav TrolleGustav Eriksson Trolle was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, in two sessions, during the turbulent Reformation events.After returning from studies abroad, in Cologne and Rome, he was in 1513 elected vicar in Linköping. One year later he became Archbishop of Uppsala...
- 1520-1521 Gustav TrolleGustav TrolleGustav Eriksson Trolle was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, in two sessions, during the turbulent Reformation events.After returning from studies abroad, in Cologne and Rome, he was in 1513 elected vicar in Linköping. One year later he became Archbishop of Uppsala...
(under Danish government) - 1523-1544 Johannes MagnusJohannes MagnusJohannes Magnus was the last functioning Catholic Archbishop in Sweden, and also a theologian, genealogist, and historian.-Life:Johannes Magnus was born in Linköping, son of the burgess Måns Pedersson and his wife Kristina...
(in exile after 1526) - 1544-1557 Olaus MagnusOlaus MagnusOlaus Magnus was a Swedish ecclesiastic and writer, who did pioneering work for the interest of Nordic people. He was reported as born in October 1490 in Östergötland, and died on August 1, 1557. Magnus, Latin for the Swedish Stor “great”, is a Latin family name taken personally, and not a...
(in exile)
During and after the Reformation
- 1531-1573 Laurentius PetriLaurentius PetriLaurentius Petri Nericius was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. He and his brother Olaus Petri are, together with the King Gustav Vasa, regarded as the main Protestant reformers of Sweden...
(Nericius) - 1575-1579 Laurentius Petri GothusLaurentius Petri GothusLaurentius Petri Gothus was the second Swedish Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1575-1579.He was born in 1529 or 1530 in the province Östergötland, from where the name Gothus is derived as the means of separating him from his predecessor as archbishop, Laurentius Petri Nericius.He was a...
- 1583-1591 Andreas Laurentii BjörnramAndreas Laurentii BjörnramAndreas Laurentii Björnram , also known as Bothniensis, Bureus which he called himself in honor of his mother's family, was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1583 to his death...
- 1593-1599 Abraham AngermannusAbraham AngermannusAbraham Andersson, usually known under the Latin form of his name, Abrahamus Andreæ Angermannus or just Abraham Angermannus was the fourth Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1593 to 1599...
- 1599-1600 Nicolaus Olai BothniensisNicolaus Olai BothniensisNicolaus Olai Bothniensis was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden 1599–1600. He was appointed in place of Abraham Angermannus who had been put in prison, but before getting inducted he died of a sickness, about 50 years old.In his younger days he had been a student at the University of...
(not ordained) - 1601-1609 Olaus MartiniOlaus MartiniOlof Mårtensson also known in the Latin form Olaus Martini, was Archbishop of Uppsala from 1601 to his death.Born in Uppsala, Sweden, he first enrolled in the University of Uppsala, but when it was temporarily closed in 1578 he travelled abroad...
(Olof Mårtensson) - 1609-1636 Petrus KeniciusPetrus KeniciusPetrus Kenicius was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1609 to his death.He got his education from the Universities of Wittenberg and Rostock....
- 1637-1646 Laurentius Paulinus GothusLaurentius Paulinus GothusLaurentius Paulinus Gothus was a Swedish theologian, astronomer and Archbishop of Uppsala .-Life:In 1588 Gothus travelled to Germany and studied in the Rostock University for three years...
- 1647-1669 Johannes Canuti LenaeusJohannes Canuti LenaeusJohannes Canuti Lenaeus was professor at Uppsala University and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1657 to his death....
- 1670-1676 Lars StigzeliusLars StigzeliusLars Stigzelius was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1670 to his death.He was the son of a priest and was a student at the Uppsala University until his Master of Arts in 1625....
- 1677-1681 Johan Baazius the youngerJohan Baazius the youngerJohan Baazius the younger was born in Jönköping July 17, 1626 as the a son of a knowledgeable theologian and bishop of Växjö. He was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1677 to his death on May 12, 1681....
- 1681-1700 Olov SvebiliusOlov SvebiliusOlov Svebilius was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1681-1700. He was born in Ljungby, close to Kalmar in Sweden, January 1, 1624 and died the 29 June 1700....
, (Olaus Svebilius) - 1700-1709 Erik Benzelius the elderErik Benzelius the ElderErik Benzelius was a Swedish theologian and Archbishop of Uppsala.Benzelius was born at the Bentseby farm in the parish of Luleå in northern Sweden, son of the farmer and lay assessor Henrik Jakobsson...
- 1711-1714 Haquin SpegelHaquin SpegelHaquin Spegel , born Håkan Spegel in Ronneby in south-east Sweden, was a religious author and hymn writer who held several bishop's seats.- Life :...
- 1714-1730 Mathias SteuchiusMathias SteuchiusMathias Steuchius was Bishop of the Diocese of Lund, 1694 to 1714 and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Swedish Church from 1714 to his death....
- 1730-1742 Johannes SteuchiusJohannes SteuchiusJohannes Steuchius was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1730 to his death. His family name was ennobled in 1719 to Steuch.He was the son of the previous archbishop Mathias Steuchius....
, (Johannes Steuch) - 1742-1743 Erik Benzelius the youngerErik Benzelius the youngerErik Benzelius the younger was a priest, theologian, librarian, and Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1742–1743. He was a highly learned man and one of Sweden's important Enlightenment figures....
- 1744-1747 Jakob BenzeliusJakob BenzeliusJakob Benzelius was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1744 to his death.Jakob Benzelius studied at Uppsala University, graduated as filosofie magister in 1703 and, after a few years teaching in Uppsala, spent several years traveling and visiting foreign universities...
- 1747-1758 Henric Benzelius
- 1758-1764 Samuel TroiliusSamuel TroiliusSamuel Troilius was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1758 to his death.He was born in Stora Skedvi parish in the province of Dalarna, somewhat north of mid Sweden. His father was a vicar....
- 1764-1775 Magnus BeroniusMagnus BeroniusMagnus Olai Beronius was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1764 to his death.He studied in Uppsala for nine years to a master's degree in 1716. In 1724 he was elected lecturer in Gävle...
- 1775-1786 Carl Fredrik Mennander
- 1786-1803 Uno von TroilUno von TroilUno von Troil was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1786-1803. He was the son of Samuel Troilius, who had also been archbishop ....
- 1805-1819 Jacob Axelsson Lindblom
- 1819-1836 Carl von RosensteinCarl von RosensteinCarl von Rosenstein was Archbishop of Uppsala from 1819 to 1836. Before that he served as Bishop of Linköping from 1809 to 1819. His family tree included scientists such as Sven Magnus Aurivillius and Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius. The "von Rosenstein" name came through an adoption - it was his...
- 1837-1839 Johan Olof WallinJohan Olof WallinJohan Olof Wallin, , was a Swedish minister, orator, poet and later Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden. He is most remembered today for his hymns.- Early life :...
- 1839-1851 Carl Fredrik af WingårdCarl Fredrik af WingårdCarl Fredrik af Wingård was a Swedish politician and Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1839–1851....
- 1852-1855 Hans Olov Holmström
- 1856-1870 Henrik ReuterdahlHenrik ReuterdahlHenrik Reuterdahl was archbishop of Sweden from 1856 to his death.Stemming from Malmö, he was orphaned at an early age and had to rely on others for his education and support...
- 1870-1900 Anton Niklas SundbergAnton Niklas SundbergAnton Niklas Sundberg was archbishop of Uppsala 1870–1900.He acquired a philosophy doctor's degree in Uppsala, became dean and was ordained a clergyman, and then undertook travel through Europe in 1849-50...
- 1900-1913 Johan August EkmanJohan August EkmanJohan August Ekman was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1900-1913.He was a student at the University of Uppsala, and was ordained priest in that city 1873. Thereafter he worked as a vicar and held other church offices in Uppsala...
- 1914-1931 Nathan SöderblomNathan SöderblomLars Olof Jonathan Söderblom was a Swedish clergyman, Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden, and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize...
- 1931-1950 Erling EidemErling EidemErling Eidem was a Swedish theologian who served as archbishop of Uppsala 1931–1950....
- 1950-1958 Yngve BriliothYngve BriliothYngve Brilioth was professor for church history, later for Practical theology in Uppsala, Turku and Lund, Lutheran Bishop of Växjö from 1938 to 1950 and Archbishop of Uppsala from 1950 until 1958. He was the author of a history of the Oxford Movement, written to coincide with its centenary in 1933...
- 1958-1967 Gunnar Hultgren
- 1967-1972 Ruben Josefson
- 1972-1983 Olof Sundby
- 1983-1993 Bertil Werkström
- 1993-1997 Gunnar Weman
- 1997-2006 Karl Gustav HammarK. G. Hammarthumb|K. G. HammarKarl Gustav Hilding Hammar , commonly referred to as K. G. Hammar, is a Swedish clergyman. He was Archbishop of Uppsala, head of the Church of Sweden, from 1997 to 2006...
- 2006-Present Anders WejrydAnders WejrydAnders Harald Wejryd is a Swedish Lutheran clergyman. Having been Bishop of Växjö since 1995, he was elected Archbishop of Uppsala and primate of the Church of Sweden in March 2006 and took office in September of the same year....