Ole Hagesæther

The Right Reverend
Ole Danbolt Hagesæther
Bishop Emeritus of Bjørgvin
Church Church of Norway
Diocese Bjørgvin
In office 1994-2008
Predecessor Per Lønning
Successor Halvor Nordhaug
Personal details
Born (1941-10-03) 3 October 1941
Bergen, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Denomination Christian
Parents Olav Hagesæther
Occupation Priest
Education Cand.theol. (1965)
Alma mater MF Norwegian School of Theology

Ole Danbolt Hagesæther is a Norwegian theologian with the Church of Norway. He was born 3 October 1941 in Bergen, Norway, and he served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1994 until his retirement in 2008. Hagesæther is the son of theologian Olav Hagesæther.

View of Hagesæther in 2005 in Gulen

Hagesæther received his theological education from the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, and he graduated with his Cand.theol. degree in 1965. He served as a priest for a total of 41 years; with the last 13 years as Bishop. His farewell church service as a bishop was held in the Bergen Cathedral on 30 November 2008.

He began his career as a substitute priest for the Diocese of Bjørgvin, filling in wherever needed from 1967-1968. Then from 1969 until 1971 he was a chaplain in the parish of Sunndal. From 1972-1974, he worked as a hospital chaplain at a hospital. From 1974-1979 he was a lecturer on the faculty of the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo. From 1980 to 1989, he served as the vicar in Holmen Church outside of Oslo. From 1989 to 1994, he served as the vicar of Nordstrand Church and also as the Dean of the Søndre Aker deanery. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1994 until 2008 when he retired.[1]

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Ole Danbolt Hagesæther" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-12-06.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Per Lønning
Bishop of Bjørgvin
19942008
Succeeded by
Halvor Nordhaug


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