K. G. Hammar
Church of Sweden bishop · Sweden · On the map · Born 1943 · age 83
Karl Gustav Hilding Hammar is a Swedish clergyman. He was Archbishop of Uppsala, primate of the Church of Sweden, from 1997 to 2006.
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During his tenure as archbishop he was a highly divisive figure, who gained strong support from some and drew heavy criticism from others, and he oversaw the separation of church and state in Sweden on 1 January 2000. He holds a PhD and is the author of several books on theology.