Bjarne Odd Weider, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Bishop of the Church of Norway
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Place of Birth: Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
About Bjarne Odd Weider
- Bjarne Odd Weider (1913—1985) was the Bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland from 1969 until 1982. Weider was born on 17 June 1913 in Trondheim, Norway.
- He received his Cand.theol.
- degree in 1936 from the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo.
- For several years he worked for the Norwegian Missionary Society.
- He was a parish priest in Hurdal from 1955 until 1961.
- He was the rector at the MF Norwegian School of Theology from 1961 until 1969.
- In 1969 he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
- He held that post until his retirement in 1982.His son is the priest Bjarne Olaf Weider.
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