Johan August Ekman


Johan August Ekman was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1900–1913.

Biography

Johan Ekman was the son of Olof Ekman and Maria, born Johansdotter.
He was a student of theology at the University of Uppsala receiving his Licentiate of Theology in 1870 and was ordained into the priesthood in 1873.
He was earned his Bachelor of Theology in 1876. He became a professor of theology at Uppsala University in 1887 and received his Doctor of Theology in 1893. Thereafter he worked as a vicar and held other church offices.
He was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Västerås in 1898; and appointed Archbishop of Uppsala in 1900.
Ekman played a decisive role in the development of the Lay ecclesial ministry.
In 1903, the General Swedish clergy association was founded and in 1910 the Church of Sweden National Board for Parish Life .

Selected Works