Sigurbjörn Einarsson

The Right Reverend Sigurbjörn Einarsson
Bishop of Iceland
Church	Church of Iceland
Diocese	Iceland
Elected	29 April 1959
In office	1959–1981
Retired	1981
Predecessor	Ásmundur Guðmundsson
Successor	Pétur Sigurgeirsson
Orders
Consecration	21 June 1959 by Ásmundur Guðmundsson
Personal details
Born	(1911-06-30)June 30, 1911 Efri-Steinsmýri, Meðallandi, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Iceland
Died	August 28, 2008(2008-08-28) (aged 97) Reykjavik, Iceland
Buried	Fossvogskirkjugarður, Reykjavik, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Denomination	Lutheran
Parents	Einar Sigurfinnsson & Gíslrún Sigurbergsdóttir
Spouse	Magnea Þorkelsdóttir
Children	8
Alma mater	Uppsala University

Sigurbjörn Einarsson (30 June 1911 – 28 August 2008) was an Icelandic clergyman and doctor of theology who served as the Bishop of Iceland (head of the Lutheran Church of Iceland) 1959–1981. His son, Karl Sigurbjörnsson, later served as Bishop of Iceland 1998–2012.

Sigurbjörn Einarsson has been referred to as one of the greatest poets in the Icelandic language of his era, and a book of his poems, titled Eigi stjörnum ofar – sálmar og ljóð, was published in 2008.

References[]

• Sigurbjörn Einarsson's obituary (in Icelandic)
• Eigi stjörnum ofar – sálmar og ljó

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