The Most Reverend

Henrik Reuterdahl
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
ChurchChurch of Sweden
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1856
In office1856–1870
PredecessorHans Olof Holmström
SuccessorAnton Niklas Sundberg
Orders
Consecration20 May 1855
by Hans Olof Holmström
Personal details
Born(1795-09-11)11 September 1795
Died28 June 1870(1870-06-28) (aged 74)
Uppsala, Sweden
BuriedUppsala gamla kyrkogård
NationalitySwede
ParentsBengt Fredrik Reuterdahl
Anna Christina Askerlund
Previous post(s)Bishop of Lund (1855-1856)

Henrik Reuterdahl (11 September 1795 in Malmö 28 June 1870 in Uppsala) was a Swedish Lutheran clergyman who served as the Church of Sweden archbishop of Uppsala from 1856 to his death.[1]

Biography

Born in Malmö, he was orphaned at an early age and had to rely on others for his education and support. Despite this he managed to get a higher education at the Lund University in theology, philology and Church history, influenced by local academic dignities such as Erik Gustaf Geijer as well as the works of the German Schleiermacher that had just become appreciated in Lund. He later published a thorough history of the Church in Sweden (4 volumes, 1838–1866).

Reuterdahl served as an associate professor at the theological seminary until 1826 and in 1844, he became a professor of dogma. Reuterdahl was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1848 and of the Swedish Academy from 1852.[2]

References

  1. "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. "Henrik Reuterdahl". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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