Hans Olof Holmström

The Most Reverend

Hans Olof Holmström
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
ChurchChurch of Sweden
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1852
In office1852–1855
PredecessorCarl Fredrik af Wingård
SuccessorHenrik Reuterdahl
Orders
Consecration19 May 1839
by Johan Olof Wallin
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1784-10-15)15 October 1784
Ösmo, Sweden
Died27 August 1855(1855-08-27) (aged 70)
Uppsala, Sweden
NationalitySwede
ParentsRev. Stefan Holmström
Engel Risberg
SpouseSofia Magdalena Göthberg (1st marriage)
Kristina Katarina Eckhoff (2nd marriage)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Strängnäs (1839–1852)

Hans Olof Holmström (15 October 1784 - 27 August 1855) was a Swedish bishop within the Church of Sweden. He was the archbishop of Uppsala between 1852 and 1855.[1] [2]

Biography

He was born in the parish of Ösmo, Sweden, the son of Stefan Holmström and Engel Risberg. Holmström had received a master's degree at Uppsala University in 1806 and three years later was appointed associate professor of Latin in 1811 and in 1816 became an associate professor of the Faculty of Philosophy. He was appointed vicar of Dunker-Lilla Malma parish in 1828. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Strängnäs in 1839 and held this office until 1852, when he was called to serve as archbishop of Uppsala and vice chancellor of the University of Uppsala. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Holmström, Hans Olof". Swedish biographical handlexikon. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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