Olav Hagesæther

Rt. Rev.
Olav Hagesæther
Bishop
Church Church of Norway
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger
Appointed 1968
In office 1968-1976
Predecessor Fridtjov Søiland Birkeli
Successor Sigurd Lunde
Orders
Consecration 1968
Personal details
Born (1909-08-25)25 August 1909
Bergen, Norway
Died 7 March 1999(1999-03-07) (aged 89)
Stavanger, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Denomination Christian
Parents Andreas Hagesæther and Karen Sandvik
Spouse Johanna Sophie Danbolt
Children Ole Hagesæther
Occupation Priest
Education Cand.theol. (1932)
Alma mater MF Norwegian School of Theology

Olav Hagesæther (1909&mdash1999) was a Norwegian theologian, priest, and Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger. His son, Ole Hagesæther, was also a Norwegian bishop in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1]

Biography

Olav Hagesæther was born on 25 August 1909 in Bergen, Norway to Andreas and Karen Hagesæther. He went to the MF Norwegian School of Theology from 1928 until his graduation in 1932. He received a cand.theol. degree. He was hired as a teacher at the Nordhordland Bible school run by Det norske lutherske Indremisjonsselskap missionary organization during the 1930s. In 1939, he was hired as the assistant pastor for Haus Church in Haus, Norway. From 1945-1958, he was the parish priest for Rjukan Church. In 1958, he was hired as an assistant pastor at the Johannes Church in Bergen. In 1964, he was promoted to parish priest for the same church. In 1968, he was appointed to the post of Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger, based at the Stavanger Cathedral. He held this job until his retirement in 1976. He died on 7 March 1999 in Stavanger after a long illness.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Olav Hagesæther" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-07-21.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Fridtjov Søiland Birkeli
Bishop of Stavanger
19681976
Succeeded by
Sigurd Lunde


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