Hallgrímur Sveinsson

Hallgrímur Sveinsson (5 April 1841 – 16 December 1909) was an Icelandic prelate who serviced as Bishop of Iceland from 1889 till 1908.

The Right Reverend

Hallgrímur Sveinsson
Bishop of Iceland
ChurchChurch of Iceland
DioceseIceland
Appointed16 April 1889
In office1889-1908
PredecessorPétur Pétursson
SuccessorÞórhallur Bjarnarson
Orders
Ordination8 October 1871
Consecration25 May 1889
by Bruun Juul Fog
Personal details
Born(1841-04-05)5 April 1841
Blöndudalshólar, Iceland
Died16 December 1909(1909-12-16) (aged 68)
NationalityIcelandic
DenominationLutheran
ParentsSveinn Níelsson & Guðrún Jónsdóttir
SpouseElina Marie Bolette Fevejle
Children4

Biography

Hallgrímur was born on 5 April 1841 in Blöndudalshólar, Iceland, the son of Sveinn Níelsson, a member of parliament, and Guðrún Jónsdóttir. He graduated from the Reykjavik School in 1863 and from the University of Copenhagen on 1870. Between 1870 and 1871 he studied at the seminary in Copenhagen. In 1971 he joined became a member of the Reykjavik Cathedral priests. That same year he also married Elina Marie Bolette Fevejle. They had four children, Friðrik, Guðrún, Sveinn and Ágústa. Between 1885-1887 and 1893-1905 he was a member of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, for the Framfaraflokkurinn party and the old Framsóknarflokkurinn party.[1] He served as speaker of the Althing from 1897 to 1899.[2] On 16 April 1889 he was appointed Bishop of Iceland and was consecrated on 25 May in Copenhagen. He retired on 19 September 1908.[3] [4]

References
  1. "Hallgrimur Sveinsson", Althingi. Retrieved on 04 August 2019.
  2. "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
  3. "Hallgrímur Sveinsson", Ismus. Retrieved on 29 August 2019.
  4. "Sveinsson, Hallgrimur", Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved on 04 August 2019.
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