Jens Gran Gleditsch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian bishop
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Place of Birth: Voss, Hordaland, Norway
About Jens Gran Gleditsch
- Jens Gran Gleditsch (1860–1931) was a Norwegian bishop and theologian.
- He was a brother of Kristen Gran Gleditsch.Gleditsch was born on 6 December 1860 in Voss, Søndre Bergenhus, Norway.
- He received his cand.theol.
- degree in 1883 from the University of Oslo.
- He was a chaplain in Lista from 1887 until 1891.
- He then moved to Antwerp, Belgium to serve as pastor of the Norwegian Seaman's Church there.
- In 1912, Gleditsch became the parish priest in Arendal.
- From 1917 until 1923, he held various positions in churches in Oslo.
- In 1918, he received an honorary Doctorate of Theology from the University of Uppsala.
- He was bishop at the Diocese of Nidaros from 1923 until 1928.
- His appointment as a bishop was very controversial at the time due to his liberal theology.
- He retired after only five years as bishop due to health problems, and he died three years later in Oslo on 27 October 1931.
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