List of Swedish clergymen
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This is a list of Swedish clergymen and theologians.
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[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
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- ^ (1963) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who.
