Halvor Olsen Folkestad

Halvor Olsen Folkestad (28 November 1807 – 30 September 1889) was a Bishop in the Church of Norway. He was appointed Norwegian Councillor of State in interim in 1875.[1]

Halvor Olsen Folkestad
Personal details
Born(1807-11-28)28 November 1807
Bø in Telemark, Norway.
Died30 September 1889(1889-09-30) (aged 34)
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationChurch of Norway
ParentsOle Halvorsen Folkestad
Asberg Augundsdatter
OccupationPriest
EducationCand.theol.
Alma materUniversity of Christiania
Years active1841 — 1887

Folkestad was born at Bø in Telemark, Norway. He was the son of Ole Halvorsen Folkestad (1778-1864) and Asberg Augundsdatter (1785-1866). He graduated in 1831 and then worked as a tutor in Gjerpen. After a year of studies in Christiania (now Oslo), he received his theological degree in 1836.[2]

In 1841, he was appointed vicar of Mo, Telemark. From 1849 he served for the next 10 years as parish priest in Kviteseid and inspector at Kviteseid Seminar. In 1859, he became as vicar in Fredrikshald (now Halden). In 1864 he was appointed bishop of the newly created Diocese of Hamar. In 1873, he was appointed by King Oscar II of Sweden to be royal court pastor (overhoffpredikant). In 1875, he was a member of the interim government during the king's trip abroad.[3][4]

Folkestad sought and obtained dismissal of the episcopal office in 1887 at age 79. He died at Hamar during 1889 was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo.[5]

References
  1. "Frederik Stang's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  2. Hallgeir Elstad. "Halvor Olsen Folkestad". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. Svein Olav Thoresen. "Kviteseid seminar" (PDF). soge.kviteseid.no. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  5. Arne Bugge Amundsen. "Halvor Folkestad". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 15, 2016.


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