Johan August Ekman

Johan August Ekman (26 November 1845, Hjälstad - 1913) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1900–1913.[1][2]

The Most Reverend

Johan August Ekman
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
ChurchChurch of Sweden
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1900
In office1900–1913
PredecessorAnton Niklas Sundberg
SuccessorNathan Söderblom
Orders
Ordination13 January 1873
Consecration28 August 1898
by Anton Niklas Sundberg
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born(1845-11-26)26 November 1845
Hjälstad, Sweden
Died30 November 1913(1913-11-30) (aged 68)
Uppsala, Sweden
BuriedUppsala gamla kyrkogård
NationalitySwede
SpouseHilma Ingeborg Petersson

Biography

Johan Ekman was the son of Olof Ekman and Maria, born Johansdotter. He was a student of theology at the University of Uppsala receiving his Licentiate of Theology in 1870 and was ordained into the priesthood in 1873. He was earned his Bachelor of Theology (teol. kand.) in 1876. He became a professor of theology at Uppsala University in 1887 and received his Doctor of Theology (dr. theol.) in 1893. Thereafter he worked as a vicar and held other church offices.[2]

He was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Västerås in 1898; and appointed Archbishop of Uppsala in 1900. Ekman played a decisive role in the development of the Lay ecclesial ministry. In 1903, the General Swedish clergy association (Allmänna svenska prästföreningen) was founded and in 1910 the Church of Sweden National Board for Parish Life (Svenska kyrkans diakonistyrelse).[2] [3]

Selected works
  • The origins of Christian Priesthood (1882)
  • Miracles and Spiritual Inspirations (1883)
  • The Naturalistic Paganism (1886-1888)

References
  1. "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. "Johan August Ekman". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. "Svenska kyrkans diakonistyrelse". Uppsala University Publications. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

Other sources
  • Santell, Fredrik (2016) Svenska kyrkans diakonistyrelse: Tillflöden och tillkomst, organisation och verksamhet intill 1938 (Uppsala University) ISBN 978-91-554-9713-2
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