Pétur Sigurgeirsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Pétur.

Pétur Sigurgeirsson (2 June 1919 – 4 June 2010) was the Bishop of Iceland from 1981 until 1989.

The Right Reverend Pétur Sigurgeirsson
Bishop of Iceland
Church	Church of Iceland
Diocese	Iceland
Elected	1 October 1981
In office	1981–1989
Retired	1 July 1989
Predecessor	Sigurbjörn Einarsson
Successor	Ólafur Skúlason
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Hólar (1969-1981)
Orders
Ordination	1947
Consecration	11 August 1969 by Sigurbjörn Einarsson
Personal details
Born	(1919-06-02)2 June 1919 Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Died	4 June 2010(2010-06-04) (aged 91) Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Denomination	Lutheran
Parents	Sigurgeir Sigurdsson & Gudrún Pétursdóttir
Spouse	Sólveig Ásgeirsdóttir
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Iceland

Biography

Pétur was the son of Sigurgeir Sigurdsson who later became Bishop of Iceland and Gudrún Pétursdóttir. He had 3 other siblings and was the oldest amongst them. He graduated from Reykjavík University in 1940 and studied theology at the University of Iceland and graduated in 1944. He undertook a master's degree at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia in Philadelphia and studied journalism, English and Biblical Studies at Stanford University, California. In 1947, he was ordained priest and served in the parish of Akureyri. He became the Bishop of Hólar in 1969. On October 1, 1981 he was elected as Bishop of Iceland.

External links

• Pétur Sigurgeirsson biskup látinn
• Visit of Pope John Paul II to Iceland
• Pétur Sigurgeirsson er látinn
• Pétur Sigurgeirsson