Johan August Ekman

The Most Reverend Johan August Ekman
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1900
In office	1900-1913
Predecessor	Anton Niklas Sundberg
Successor	Nathan Söderblom
Orders
Ordination	13 January 1873
Consecration	28 August 1898 by Anton Niklas Sundberg
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1845-11-26)November 26, 1845 Hjälstad, Sweden
Died	November 30, 1913(1913-11-30) (aged 68) Uppsala, Sweden
Buried	Uppsala old cemetery
Nationality	Swede
Spouse	Hilma Ingeborg Petersson

Johan August Ekman (26 November 1845, Hjälstad - 1913) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1900-1913.^[1] 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. He was married in 1882, elected professor of theology 1897 and bishop of Västerås in 1898; and entrusted with the post of archbishop in 1900.

He was known as a representative for a more modern Swedish Church.

Some of his published articles were (with the titles translated from Swedish) The origins of Christian Priesthood (1882), Miracles and Spiritual Inspirations (1883), The Naturalistic Paganism (1886-1888).

References

• Nordiskt familjebok, article Johan August Ekman
• Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, article Johan August Ekman In Swedish

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