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Bertil Werkström

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Predecessor
  
Archdiocese
  
Successor
  
Appointed
  
1983

Name
  
Bertil Werkstrom

In office
  
1983-1993


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Bertil Werkström (9 June 1928 – 10 July 2010) was Archbishop of Uppsala from 1983–1993. His wife was named Brita Caroli. During his time as Archbishop he supported ecumenical efforts and in international affairs favored sanctions against Apartheid South Africa. In 1984 he also maintained that homosexuality was "against the orders of creation."

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In 1991, he visited Rome to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the canonization of Bridget of Sweden together with the Roman Catholic pope.

References

Bertil Werkström Wikipedia


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