Sven Danell

Sven Isak Danell (25 November 1903 - 18 January 1981) was a Swedish prelate who served as Bishop of Skara between 1955 and 1969.

The Right Reverend

Sven Danell
Bishop of Skara
ChurchChurch of Sweden
DioceseSkara
Appointed27 July 1955
In office1955-1969
PredecessorYngve Rudberg
SuccessorHelge Brattgård
Orders
Ordination10 June 1928
Consecration18 March 1956
by Yngve Brilioth
Personal details
Born(1903-11-25)25 November 1903
Uppsala, Sweden
Died18 January 1981(1981-01-18) (aged 77)
Stockholm, Sweden
BuriedSkånings-Åsaka cemetery
NationalitySwede
DenominationLutheran
ParentsHjalmar Danell and Maria Beckman
SpouseMiriam Helén
Children6
MottoVerbum crucis Dei virtus
Coat of arms

Biography

Danell was born on November 25, 1903 in Uppsala, Sweden. His father, Hjalmar Danell, was Bishop of Skara between 1905 and 1935, while his uncle, Gideon Danell, was a notable Swedish teacher and linguist. Danell studied religion and linguistics at the universities of Gothenburg, Uppsala and Lund. He was ordained priest on June 10, 1928. He was appointed to a congregation in Skara while in 1933 he became vicar of St Catherine's Church in Noarootsi in present-day Estonia. In 1937 he returned to Sweden and became vicar of Källby Church. Between 1941 and 1949 he served as vicar of Västra Tunhems Church.

On July 27, 1955 Danell was appointed Bishop of Skara and was consecrated on March 18, 1956 by Archbishop Yngve Brilioth. He retained the post till 1969. He was married to Miriam Helén and had six children.[1]

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References
  1. Thyselius, Erik & Lindblad, Göran (1957). Vem är det?: Svensk biografisk handbok, Volume 30, p. 227. P. A. Nordstedt and Söners, Stockholm.


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