About Monrad Norderval
Lived 1902 – 1976 (aged 74). Monrad Norderval was a Norwegian lutheran pastor and priest.
Monrad Oskar Norderval (1902–1976) was a Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway.
Norderval was born in Ålesund, Norway in 1902. He graduated with the cand.theol. degree in 1928 from the Royal Frederick University in Oslo. He began his ministry as an assistant pastor in Skjervøy Municipality in 1929. He then served as vicar in Tana Municipality from 1929–1935, in Ørsta Municipality from 1935–1948, Ålesund Municipality from 1948–1961, and was the bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland from 1961–1972. He also published poems, essay collections, and memoirs. He died in Ålesund in 1976.
He was one of the founders of the human rights organization Mission Behind the Iron Curtain, a precursor to Stefanus Alliance International.
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Who was Monrad Norderval?
Norwegian bishop (1902–1976)
When was Monrad Norderval born?
Monrad Norderval was born on 28 January 1902 in Ålesund Municipality.
When did Monrad Norderval die?
Monrad Norderval died on 24 December 1976 in Ålesund Municipality.
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Monrad Norderval was a lutheran pastor and priest.
What nationality was Monrad Norderval?
Monrad Norderval was Norwegian.
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