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Erwin Bischofberger

1936 – 2012

Swedish priest and theologian

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Lived 1936 – 2012 (aged 76). Erwin Bischofberger was a Swedish theologian, university teacher, catholic priest and writer.

Erwin Bischofberger, SJ (1 May 1936 in Switzerland - 5 December 2012) was a Swedish Jesuit and medical practitioner.

Life

Bischofberger came from the Swiss Rhine Valley. He was ordained on 19 March 1961 in the Saint Eugenia Church in Stockholm to the priesthood and spent six years as a chaplain in Gothenburg. On 7 January 1968, he joined the Congregation of the Society of Jesus and in 1974 at the Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology in Frankfurt became Doctor of Theology with the work 'The moral requirements of faith on fundamental ethics of John Henry Newman'.

Since 1973 he was a professor of medical ethics at the Karolinska Institute, a medical university in Stockholm and at the Newman Institute, a Jesuit university based in Uppsala. Bischofberger was a member of the Swedish National Ethics Council for 15 years.

He was a priest at St. Eugenia Church in Stockholm since 1983. From 1985 to 1996, he lived in a Jesuit community in Uppsala, then in Stockholm.

He published numerous essays, writings and books. He wrote among other things for the magazine Signum.

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Who was Erwin Bischofberger?

Swedish priest and theologian

When was Erwin Bischofberger born?

Erwin Bischofberger was born on 1 May 1936 in Switzerland.

When did Erwin Bischofberger die?

Erwin Bischofberger died on 5 December 2012.

What was Erwin Bischofberger's occupation?

Erwin Bischofberger was a theologian, university teacher, catholic priest and writer.

What nationality was Erwin Bischofberger?

Erwin Bischofberger was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Erwin Bischofberger

· Wikidata: Q725096

· DBpedia: Erwin Bischofberger

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