Bjarne Odd Weider

Bjarne Odd Weider (1913—1985) was the Bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland from 1969 until 1982.

Bjarne Odd Weider
Personal details
Born	(1913-06-17)17 June 1913 Trondheim, Norway
Died	17 August 1985(1985-08-17) (aged 72) Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Church of Norway
Occupation	Priest
Education	Cand.theol.
Alma mater	MF Norwegian School of Theology

Weider was born on 17 June 1913 in Trondheim, Norway. He received his Cand.theol. degree in 1936 from the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo. For several years he worked for the Norwegian Missionary Society. He was a parish priest in Hurdal from 1955 until 1961. He was the rector at the MF Norwegian School of Theology from 1961 until 1969. In 1969 he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. He held that post until his retirement in 1982.^[1]

His son is the priest Bjarne Olaf Weider.

Works

Weider has written several books including:^[1]

• Søndagens evangelium, 1979
• Fortolkning av Tessalonikerbrevene, 1978
• Kallet og tjenesten, 1969
• Troens ja, 1966
• I den Høyestes tjeneste, 1956

References

1. Store norske leksikon. "Bjarne Odd Weider" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-01-25.

Church of Norway titles
Preceded by Hans Edvard Wisløff	Bishop of Sør-Hålogaland 1969–1982	Succeeded by Fredrik Grønningsæter