List of Swedish clergymen

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This is a list of Swedish clergymen and theologians.

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Contents 1 Bishops 2 Ordinary clergy 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Bishops

• Mikael Agricola, bishop and reformer
• Hans Brask, bishop
• Bishop Henry, bishop
• Lars Levi Laestadius, founder of the Laestadian movement
• Christina Odenberg, first woman bishop in the Church of Sweden
• Laurentius Petri, archbishop and reformer
• Olaus Petri, reformer
• Nathan Söderblom, archbishop, Nobel Peace Prize laureate

[edit] Ordinary clergy

• Israel Israelsson Näslund III (1796-1858), pastor at Torsåker
• Israel Acrelius, (1714-1800), pastor in Rialla, Wilmington, Delaware, and Fellingsboro.^[1]
• Lewi Pethrus (1884-1974), founder of the Swedish Pentecostal movement.

[edit] See also

• Church of Sweden
• Roman Catholic Church
• Archbishop of Uppsala
• Bishop of Åbo
• Ansgar - bishop and missionary to Sweden

[edit] References

• 1. ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.