Pétur Sigurgeirsson (2 June 1919 – 4 June 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
Previous post(s)Bishop of Hólar (1969-1981)
Orders
Ordination1947
Consecration11 August 1969
by Sigurbjörn Einarsson
Personal details
Born(1919-06-02)2 June 1919
Died4 June 2010(2010-06-04) (aged 91)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
DenominationLutheran
ParentsSigurgeir Sigurdsson & Gudrún Pétursdóttir
SpouseSólveig Ásgeirsdóttir
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Iceland

Biography

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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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