Bertil Gärtner

Bertil Edgar Gärtner (13 December 1924 – 20 September 2009) was a Swedish Lutheran bishop of Gothenburg (1970–1991), and professor of New Testament's exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary, United States.^[1]

In 1969 Gärtner became provost of Gothenburg cathedral and on 24 July 1970 bishop of the Lutheran diocese of Gothenburg. Like his predecessor Bo Giertz, Gärtner was theologically conservative and High Church. He was the writer of a number of books about the ministry of the Church as well as on New Testament subjects. He was one of the Swedish church leaders opposing the ordination of women in the Church of Sweden. He was also an episcopal Visitor of Societas Sanctae Birgittae.

References

^ Biskop Bertil Gärtner avliden, Dagens Nyheter, 20 September 2009. (Swedish)

External links

photograph of Bishop Gärtner
The Experience of the Church of Sweden by Bertil E. Gärtner and Carl Strandberg from Man, Woman, and Priesthood, pp. 123-133, edited by Peter Moore, SPCK London, 1978
Bertil bloggar, Bishop Gärtner's personal weblog

Religious titles
Preceded by Bo Giertz	Bishop of Gothenburg 1970–1991	Succeeded by Lars Eckerdal

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Name	Gartner, Bertil
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Date of birth	13 December 1924
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Date of death	20 September 2009
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