Johan Peter Lunde (25 December 1866 – 12 February 1938) was a Norwegian theologian and Bishop of the

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Biography

Lunde was born at

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, Norway. He was the son of Knud Truls Wiel Lunde (1827–1915) and Mariane Sophie Brun (1835–1911). Lunde graduated

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in 1883. He studied theology at the University of Kristiania and became

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in 1890. He first worked as a teacher before he was ordained at

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in 1897. In 1900, Lunde became a parish priest in

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. In 1906, Lunde became the resident chapel and in 1910 parish priest at St. Johannes Church in

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. In 1920 he moved to

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(now Oslo) and became a parish priest at

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. From 1922 until 1937, Lunde was Bishop of the

. Due to strong commitment to Sunday school and to children's religious education, Lunde became known as the Children's Bishop. His projects included youth work across Norway. Among other roles, he was President of the World Sunday School Council. As a bishop, he hosted an international Sunday School Congress at Oslo in 1936.

Personal life

In 1894, he married Helga Tomine Johannessen (1871–1895). He was only married for a short time before his wife died. He lived alone for the rest of his life. Bishop Lunde was named Commander of the 1st Class of the

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in 1929 and he was Commander of the Swedish

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Selected works

*''Han utgav ellers Taler og foredrag'' (1929) *''Jesus fra Nasaret'' (1930) *''Hans Barneprekener'' (1930) * ''Nye barneprekener'' (1932)

References

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Johan Peter Lunde, 1866–1938
(Leif Haugen) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lunde, Johan 1866 births 1938 deaths People from Lillehammer University of Oslo alumni 20th-century Norwegian Lutheran bishops Norwegian Lutheran bishops Bishops of Oslo Order of the Polar Star Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal