Monrad Norderval

Monrad Oskar Norderval (1902–1976) was a Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway.

Monrad Oskar Norderval
Bishop
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseDiocese of Nord-Hålogaland
In office1961-1972
Orders
Ordination27 June 1929
by Eivind Berggrav
Personal details
Born(1902-01-28)28 January 1902
Ålesund, Norway
Died24 December 1976(1976-12-24) (aged 74)
Ålesund, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationChristian
SpouseOddlaug Liavaag
OccupationPriest
EducationCand.theol. (1928)
Alma materRoyal Frederick University

Norderval was born in Ålesund, Norway in 1902. He graduated with the cand.theol. degree in 1928 from the Royal Frederick University in Oslo. He began his ministry as an assistant pastor in Skjervøy in 1929. He then served as vicar in Tana from 1929–1935, in Ørsta from 1935–1948, Ålesund from 1948–1961, and was the bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland from 1961–1972. He also published poems, essay collections, and memoirs. He died in Ålesund in 1976.[1][2]

He was one of the founders of the human rights organization Mission Behind the Iron Curtain, a precursor to Stefanus Alliance International.[3]

References
  1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Monrad Norderval". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  2. Store norske leksikon (2009-03-19). "Monrad Norderval (utdypning - Norske biografisk leksikon)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  3. "Kort historikk". Retrieved 2017-08-08.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Alf Wiig		 Bishop of Nord-Hålogaland
1961–1972		 Succeeded by
Kristen Kyrre Bremer



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