Teodors Grīnbergs

The Most Reverend
Teodors Grīnbergs
Archbishop of Riga
Church Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
Archdiocese Riga
See Riga
Elected 1932
In office 1932-1944
Predecessor Kārlis Irbe
Successor Gustavs Tūrs
Orders
Ordination 21 May 1899
Consecration 1932
Personal details
Born (1870-04-02)2 April 1870
Dundaga, Russian Empire
Died 14 June 1962(1962-06-14) (aged 92)
Esslingen am Neckar, West Germany
Nationality Latvian
Parents Gustavs Turss
Anna Tursa
Occupation Archbishop
Alma mater University of Tartu

Teodors Grīnbergs (2 April 1870 - 14 June 1962) was a Latvian prelate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia and the first Archbishop of Riga from 1932 until his forced resignation due to exile in 1944. He then became the first Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church outside Latvia, at which post he served until his death.

Biography

Grīnbergs was born in the family of farmers in Ģibzdes manor in "Mazlejas" (now Valdgale Parish) of Dundaga parish . He studied in Pope, Gibzdes, Talsi and Jelgava. From 1891 to 1896 he studied theology at the University of Tartu. He became a member of the older Latvian student corporation Lettonia. From 1899 to 1932 he served as a pastor in Lutrīne and Ventspils. Along with his duties in the church he has also fulfilled the duties of a teacher in Ventspils and even as Chairman of the City Council.

In 1929 the Faculty of Theology of the University of Latvia awarded Grīnbergs with an honorary doctorate, and in 1932 he was elected freelance professor. In the same year he was elected the Archbishop of the LELB, the first prelate with this title. His predecessor was known as the bishop in charge of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. Grīnbergs remained archbishop until 1944. During his term in office, a new Songbook and a New Testament edition of the New Testament were issued. In July 1938, close cooperation with the Anglican Church of England was achieved. In the second half of 1944, the German occupation authorities exiled the archbishop, along with the leaders of other churches to Germany. Grīnbergs died at Esslingen am Neckar in West Germany on 14 June 1962.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Teodors Grīnbergs", LELB. Retrieved on 23 December 2017.
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