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Ole Nordhaug

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The Right Reverend

Ole Nordhaug
Bishop Emeritus of Møre
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseDiocese of Møre
In office1983—1991
Personal details
Born(1925-02-03)3 February 1925
Died19 September 2021(2021-09-19) (aged 96)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationChristian
SpouseLiv Nordhaug
ChildrenHalvor Nordhaug
OccupationPriest
EducationCand.theol. (1951)
Alma materMF Norwegian School of Theology

Ole Nordhaug (3 February 1925 – 19 September 2021) was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop. He was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Møre from its creation in 1983 until his retirement in 1991.[1]

Career

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Nordhaug graduated in 1951 with his Cand.theol. degree from the MF Norwegian School of Theology. Then he worked for the Church of Norway as secretary of the Priest's Association and the Oslo Diocesan Council from 1965 to 1969. He then served as a pastor in Onsøy from 1969 to 1977. He became the Dean of the Fredrikstad Cathedral from 1977 until 1983. On 18 September 1983, Nordhaug was consecrated as the first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Møre. He was seated at Molde Cathedral from then until his retirement on 17 November 1991.

Personal life

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Nordhaug was born on 3 February 1925 in Bolsøy, Norway. He was married to psalmist Liv Nordhaug and he is the father of Bishop Halvor Nordhaug. He died on 19 September 2021 at the age of 96.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ole Nordhaug". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Tidligere Møre-biskop Ole Nordhaug er død" (in Norwegian). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
Religious titles
New diocese Bishop of Møre
1983–1991
Succeeded by