Anton Niklas Sundberg
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| appointed = 1870
| term = 1870–1900
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| term_end = 2 February 1900
| predecessor = Henrik Reuterdahl
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| successor = Johan August Ekman
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| birth_place = Uddevalla, Sweden
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| death_place = Uppsala, Sweden
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| parents = Sven Sundberg
Sara Katarina Lund
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| previous_post = Bishop of Karlstad (1864-1870)
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Anton Niklas Sundberg (27 May 1818, Uddevalla – 2 February 1900) was a Lutheran clergyman, and the Church of Sweden archbishop of Uppsala 1870–1900.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Religious_Organizations.html#Swedish|title=Religious Organizations|publisher=World Statesmen|language=sv|access-date=22 December 2014}}
Biography
He acquired a doctor of philosophy and theology degree at Uppsala University in 1842, became dean and was ordained a priest in 1845. He then undertook travel through Europe in 1849–50. He was a lecturer in theology at Lund University in 1849 and from 1852 to 1856 a professor of dogmatics and moral theology.
From 1856 to 1864 he was professor of church history and symbolism at the university. In 1861 he was appointed vicar in Lund before being appointed bishop of the Diocese of Karlstad in 1864. In 1870, he became Archbishop of Uppsala and Pro-Chancellor of Uppsala University. Sundberg was a member of the Swedish Academy from 1874 and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1877.{{cite web|url= https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=34682|title = Anton Niklas Sundberg|website= Svenskt biografiskt lexikon |access-date=July 1, 2020}}
References
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Other sources
- [https://runeberg.org/sbh/b0560.html Article Sundberg, A.N.] From Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon {{in lang|sv}}
- [https://runeberg.org/wiesminn/0120.html Anton Niklas Sundberg], from Bilder och minnen, by Harald Wieselgren, 1889
Related reading
- Bexell, Oloph (2003) Sveriges kyrkohistoria. 7, Folkväckelsens och kyrkoförnyelsens tid (Verbum, Stockholm) {{ISBN|9789152624623}}
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Category:People from Uddevalla
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