Bjarne Odd Weider (1913—1985) was the

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of the

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from 1969 until 1982. Weider was born on 17 June 1913 in

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. He received his

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degree in 1936 from the

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. For several years he worked for the

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. He was a parish

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from 1955 until 1961. He was the rector at the MF Norwegian School of Theology from 1961 until 1969. In 1969 he was appointed

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of the

. He held that post until his retirement in 1982. His son is the priest

Bjarne Olaf Weider Bjarne is a Nordic male name, a variant of Bjorn, and can refer to the following people: * Bjarne Andersson, a cross-country skier *Bjarne Berg-Sæther, a Norwegian politician *Bjarne Berntsen, a Norwegian football coach and former player *Bjarn ...

Works

Weider has written several books including: *''Søndagens evangelium'', 1979 *''Fortolkning av Tessalonikerbrevene'', 1978 *''Kallet og tjenesten'', 1969 *''Troens ja'', 1966 *''I den Høyestes tjeneste'', 1956

References

1913 births 1985 deaths Bishops of Sør-Hålogaland 20th-century Lutheran bishops {{Norway-Lutheran-bishop-stub