Olof Sundby

Olof Sundby (6 December 1917 – 6 December 1996) was a Swedish bishop within the Church of Sweden. He was the archbishop of Uppsala in the period 1972–1983.^[1]

The Most Reverend Olof Sundby
Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden
Native name	Carl Olof Werner Sundby
Church	Church of Sweden
Archdiocese	Uppsala
Appointed	1972
In office	1972–1983
Predecessor	Ruben Josefson
Successor	Bertil Werkström
Previous post	Bishop of Växjö (1970-1972)
Orders
Ordination	22 June 1943
Consecration	4 October 1970 by Ruben Josefson
Rank	Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born	(1917-12-06)6 December 1917 Karlskoga, Sweden
Died	6 December 1996(1996-12-06) (aged 79) Lund, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Spouse	Brigitta Sundby
Alma mater	Lund University
Coat of arms

Biography

Carl Olof Werner Sundby was born at Karlskoga in Örebro County, Sweden. Sundby was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Karlstad in 1943. He became a doctor of theology in 1959. He was a parish priest in the parishes of St. Peter's Priory, Lund and Norra Nöbbelöv in Lund from 1960–1970. He was bishop of the Diocese of Växjö from 1970–1972 and archbishop of Uppsala 1972–1983. He was Chairman of the Swedish Ecumenical Committee 1972–1983, chaired the Lutheran World Federation Executive Council 1973-77 and served as President of the World Council of Churches 1975–1983. ^[2] Sundby died during 1996 and was buried at Klosterkyrkogården in Lund.

Olof Sundby grave at Klosterkyrkogården in Lund