Bertil Gärtner
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1924 – 2009
Who was Bertil Gärtner?
Bertil Edgar Gärtner was a Swedish Lutheran bishop of Gothenburg, and professor of New Testament's exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary, United States.
In 1969 Gärtner became provost of Gothenburg cathedral and on 24 July 1970 bishop of the Lutheran diocese of Gothenburg. Like his predecessor Bo Giertz, Gärtner was theologically conservative and High Church. He was the writer of a number of books about the ministry of the Church as well as on New Testament subjects. He was one of the Swedish church leaders opposing the ordination of women in the Church of Sweden. He was also an episcopal Visitor of Societas Sanctae Birgittae from 1972-, Pro Ecclesia from 1990-1997, Laurentiistiftelsen from 1997-, and Markusstiftelsen from 1998-2009.
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- Born
- Dec 13, 1924
Gothenburg - Also known as
- Bertil Gartner
- Education
- Uppsala University
- Died
- Sep 20, 2009
Onsala
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on July 23, 2013
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