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
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1900
In office	1900–1913
Predecessor	Anton Niklas Sundberg
Successor	Nathan Söderblom
Orders
Ordination	13 January 1873
Consecration	28 August 1898 by Anton Niklas Sundberg
Rank	Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1845-11-26)26 November 1845 Hjälstad, Sweden
Died	30 November 1913(1913-11-30) (aged 68) Uppsala, Sweden
Buried	Uppsala gamla kyrkogård
Nationality	Swede
Spouse	Hilma 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)