Ruben Josefson

The Most Reverend Ruben Josefson
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
Native name	Per Love Ruben Josefson
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1967
In office	1967–1972
Predecessor	Gunnar Hultgren
Successor	Olof Sundby
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Härnösand (1958-1967)
Orders
Ordination	15 December 1940 by Erling Eidem
Consecration	18 January 1959 by Gunnar Hultgren
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1907-08-25)25 August 1907 Svenljunga, Sweden
Died	19 March 1972(1972-03-19) (aged 64) Uppsala, Sweden
Buried	Uppsala gamla kyrkogård
Nationality	Swedish
Parents	Per Linus Josefson Alfrida Lovisa Christiansson
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Coat of arms

Ruben Josefson (25 August 1907 – 19 March 1972) was a Swedish bishop within the Church of Sweden. [1]

He enrolled at Uppsala University in 1926, became a graduate of theology there in 1931, theology licentiate in 1935 and doctor of theology in 1937. Josefson was ordained priest in 1940. He was appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Härnösand in 1958 and served in this position until 1967 when he was appointed Archbishop of Uppsala. He was archbishop until his death in 1972. [2]

References

1. "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
2. "P L Ruben Josefson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

Other sources

• Hansson, Klas (2014) Svenska kyrkans primas: Ärkebiskopsämbetet i förändring 1914–1990 (Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensi) ISBN 978-91-554-8897-0