Sigurbjörn Einarsson
20th-century Icelandic Lutheran bishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigurbjörn.
Sigurbjörn Einarsson (30 June 1911 – 28 August 2008) was an Icelandic clergyman and theologian who served as the Bishop of Iceland (head of the Lutheran Church of Iceland) from 1959 to 1981.
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The Right Reverend Sigurbjörn Einarsson | |
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Bishop of Iceland | |
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Church | Church of Iceland |
Diocese | Iceland |
Elected | 29 April 1959 |
In office | 1959–1981 |
Retired | 1981 |
Predecessor | Ásmundur Guðmundsson |
Successor | Pétur Sigurgeirsson |
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Ordination | September 1938 |
Consecration | 22 June 1959 by Ásmundur Guðmundsson |
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Born | (1911-06-30)30 June 1911 Meðalland, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Danish Iceland |
Died | 28 August 2008(2008-08-28) (aged 97) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Buried | Fossvogskirkjugarður, Reykjavík, Iceland |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Parents | Einar Sigurfinnsson & Gíslrún Sigurbergsdóttir |
Spouse | Magnea Þorkelsdóttir |
Children | 8 including Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Karl Sigurbjörnsson |
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