Pétur Sigurgeirsson

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
Orders
Ordination 1947
Consecration 11 August 1969
by Sigurbjörn Einarsson
Personal details
Born (1919-06-02)June 2, 1919
Ísafjörður, Iceland
Died June 4, 2010(2010-06-04) (aged 91)
Reykjavik, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Denomination Lutheran
Parents Sigurgeir Sigurdsson & Gudrún Pétursdóttir
Spouse Sólveig Ásgeirsdóttir
Children 4
Previous post Bishop of Hólar (1969-1981)
Alma mater University of Iceland

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

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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