Waldemar Hvoslef (17 March 1825 – 5 May 1906) was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop. Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef was born in Christiania (now Oslo) and grew up in

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in Jarlsberg og Laurvig county. He was the son of Jens Hvoslef (1783–1830) who served as Magistrate of Nordre Jarlsberg, now part of

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county. He began to study theology during 1850. Hvoslef arrived in

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to serve as minister at the time of the Kautokeino Uprising in 1852. During that event two men, the local sheriff and the tradesman, were killed, while Hvoslef was attacked. The rebels were later seized by other

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, who killed two of the rebels in the process. Hvoslef later served as pastor for the convicted Mons Somby and

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at their execution in 1854. He was appointed Bishop of Tromsø stift in 1868. In 1881 he was appointed Bishop of the

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, and served in this position until his retirement in 1898. He was married to Alette Katrine Frost (1826–1902) with whom he had nine children.''Fredrik Valdemar Hvoslef'' (Benkestokkslekt fra Andøya)
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1825 births 1906 deaths Clergy from Oslo People from Holmestrand Bishops of Hålogaland Bishops of Bjørgvin Kautokeino rebellion {{Norway-Lutheran-bishop-stub

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