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 | |
| Ordination | September 1938 |
| Consecration | 22 June 1959 by Ásmundur Guðmundsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1911 Meðalland, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Danish Iceland |
| Died | 28 August 2008 (aged 97) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Buried | Fossvogskirkjugarður, Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Parents | Einar Sigurfinnsson & Gíslrún Sigurbergsdóttir |
| Spouse | Magnea Þorkelsdóttir |
| Children | 8 including Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Karl Sigurbjörnsson |
| Alma mater | |
Sigurbjörn Einarsson (30 June 1911 – 28 August 2008) was an Icelandic clergyman and theologian who served as the Bishop of Iceland (head of the Lutheran Church of Iceland) from 1959 to 1981.