Einar Billing

The Right Reverend
Einar Billing
Bishop of Västerås
Province Church of Sweden
Diocese Diocese of Västerås
Elected 1920
Installed 19 September 1920
Predecessor Nils Lövgren
Successor John Cullberg
Orders
Ordination 1900 (priest)
Consecration 19 September 1920
Personal details
Birth name Einar Magnus Billing
Born (1871-10-06)6 October 1871
Lund, Sweden
Died 17 December 1939(1939-12-17) (aged 68)
Västerås, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Denomination Church of Sweden
Alma mater Uppsala University

Einar Billing born 6 October 1871 in Lund, died 17 December 1939 in Västerås, was a Swedish hymnwriter and theologian. Bishop of Västerås 1920-1939. Son of bishop Gottfrid Billing.

After studies at Uppsala University Bachelor of Arts in 1891, Bachelor of Divinity in 1898, Doctor of Divinity 1911 and docent of moral theology and dogmatics in 1900. Served as assistant professor of moral theology and dogmatics from 1901 and professor of moral theology and dogmatics from 1909 at Uppsala University. Ordained as priest in the Church of Sweden in 1900. Served as regimental pastor in Uppsala 1901-1908, vicar of the parishes in Hagby and Ramsta near Uppsala 1908 and vicar of the parish Heliga Trefaldighet (Holy Trinity) of Uppsala in 1909. Elected as bishop of the Diocese of Västerås in 1920, an office he held until his death in 1939.

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