Magnús Gissurarson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Magnús.

Magnús Gissurarson (c. 1175–1236) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman, who became the eighth bishop of Iceland from 1216 to 1237. He served in the diocese of Skálholt.

Magnús Gissurarson was married and had two sons.

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Preceded by
Páll Jónsson
Bishop of Skálholt
1216–1237
Succeeded by
Sigvarður Þéttmarsson


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