Pétur Sigurgeirsson

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

The Right Reverend

Pétur Sigurgeirsson
Bishop of Iceland
ChurchChurch of Iceland
DioceseIceland
Elected1 October 1981
In office1981–1989
Retired1 July 1989
PredecessorSigurbjörn Einarsson
SuccessorÓlafur Skúlason
Orders
Ordination1947
Consecration11 August 1969
by Sigurbjörn Einarsson
Personal details
Born(1919-06-02)June 2, 1919
Ísafjörður, Iceland
DiedJune 4, 2010(2010-06-04) (aged 91)
Reykjavik, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
DenominationLutheran
ParentsSigurgeir Sigurdsson & Gudrún Pétursdóttir
SpouseSólveig Ásgeirsdóttir
Children4
Previous postBishop of Hólar (1969-1981)
Alma materUniversity 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.


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