Ögmundur Pálsson

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 Ögmundur.

Ögmundur Pálsson, O.E.S.A. (c. 1475 – 13 July 1541) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic prelate, who was the last Catholic bishop of the Icelandic diocese of Skálholt from 1521 until 1540.

He was the son of Páll Guðmundsson and Margrét Ögmundardóttir. Served as Abbot in Augustinian Abbey in Viðey from 1515 to 1519.[1] And in 1519 was elected as bishop and consecrated in 1521 in Trondheim.[2]

He died in his way to Danmark.

References

  1. ↑ Ögmundur Pálsson (in Icelandic). ismus.is. 2016-06-03.
  2. ↑ Titular Episcopal See of Skálholt. gcatholic.org. 2016-06-03.

See also


Preceded by
Stefán Jónsson		 Bishop of Skálholt
1521–1540 		Succeeded by
suppressed


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