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Halvor Bergan

1931 – 2015

Norwegian theologian and priest

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Lived 1931 – 2015 (aged 83). Halvor Bergan was a Norwegian theologian and priest.

Halvor Bergan (8 August 1931 – 3 May 2015) was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Agder from 1983 until his retirement in 1998.

Personal life He was born 8 August 1931 in Skien in Telemark county, Norway. He died on 3 May 2015.

Education and career Bergan graduated from the Menighetsfakultetet school in 1957 with a Cand.theol. degree. He was ordained by the Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger, Karl Marthinussen, in 1958. Later, in 1980, he graduated from the University of Oslo with a Doctor of Theology degree, with a thesis on church history.

He began his career in 1958 as an assistant priest in Håland, just west of Stavanger. Then, in 1966, he took a new job as an assistant priest in Solum, just west of Skien. From 1971 to 1980, he was the first parish priest for the new parish of Nenset in Solum. From 1980 until 1983, he served as the parish priest of Sauherad. In 1983, Halvor Bergan was appointed to be the Bishop of the Diocese of Agder, based at Kristiansand Cathedral. He held this role until the end of 1998 when he retired and moved to Melum in Skien.

Works (1982 – his doctoral thesis) (1993)

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University of Oslo
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Lutheran Bishop of Agder and Telemark

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Who was Halvor Bergan?

Norwegian theologian and priest

When was Halvor Bergan born?

Halvor Bergan was born on 8 August 1931 in Skien.

When did Halvor Bergan die?

Halvor Bergan died on 3 May 2015 in Skien.

What was Halvor Bergan's occupation?

Halvor Bergan was a theologian and priest.

What nationality was Halvor Bergan?

Halvor Bergan was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Halvor Bergan

· Wikidata: Q17057464

· DBpedia: Halvor Bergan

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