Stefan (archbishop of Uppsala)

Stefan (before 1143 – 18 July 1185) was the first Archbishop of Uppsala[1] in Sweden in the year 1164, a post he held until his death.

In 1164 Stefan travelled to Sens in France to meet Pope Alexander III.

This matter had already been discussed a decade earlier, but because of civil conflicts was never realized.

A pallium had, however, been made in Lund for that occasion, and Eskil had brought it with him when he left Denmark.

The primateship was upheld for a century until political conflicts between the two countries led to the independence of the Uppsala archbishopric, and thereafter the archbishop would travel to Rome to be ordained by the pope.