List of Swedish clergy and theologians explained

This is a list of Swedish clergy and theologians.

Bishops

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

Other clergy

• Israel Acrelius (1714–1800), pastor in Rialla, Wilmington, Delaware, and Fellingsboro^[1]
• Johan Campanius (1601–1683), clergyman assigned to New Sweden, translated the Lutheran Catechism into the Lenape language
• Elisabeth Djurle, one of the first three women to be ordained as priests of the Church of Sweden
• Israel Israelsson Näslund III (1796–1858), pastor at Torsåker
• Ingrid Persson (1912–2000), one of the first three women to be ordained as priests of the Church of Sweden
• Lewi Pethrus (1884–1974), founder of the Swedish Pentecostal movement
• Margit Sahlin (1914–2003), one of the first three women to be ordained as priests of the Church of Sweden
• Reorus Torkillus (1608–1643), first Lutheran clergyman assigned to New Sweden

See also

• Church of Sweden
• Roman Catholic Church
• Archbishop of Uppsala
• Bishop of Åbo
• Ansgar – bishop and missionary to Sweden
• List of Swedish saints

Notes and References

1. Book: Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 . Marquis Who's Who . Chicago . 1963.