Anders Foss

Anders Foss (1543 – 25 January 1607) was a Norwegian clergyman and Bishop of Bergen.[1]

Anders Michaelsen Foss was born in Denmark. He was the son of Catharina Tausen (ca 1535-1592), eldest daughter from the first marriage of Hans Tausen (1494–1561), Bishop of the Diocese of Ribe .[2] Foss took his magister degree in divinity during 1564 in Copenhagen. He was employed as rector of the convent school at Antvorskov Kloster on Zealand . After 1570, he was parish priest at Stege Church on the island of Møn. He served as Lutheran Bishop in Bergen stift from 1583 until he died in 1607.[3][4][5]

References
  1. Carl Frederik Bricka. "Anders Foss". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. Carl Frederik Bricka. "Tausen, Hans, 1494-1561, evangelisk Reformator og Biskop". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  3. "Antvorskov Kloster". lexopen.dk. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Anders Foss". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  5. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Anders Foss". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Jens Pedersen Schjelderup		 Bishop of Bjørgvin
1583–1607		 Succeeded by
Anders Mikkelsen Kolding


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