Waldemar Hvoslef

Waldemar Hvoslef (17 March 1825 – 5 May 1906) was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop.

The Right Reverend

Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef
Bishop of Bjørgvin
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseTromsø stift (1868–1875)
Bjørgvin (1881–1898)
Personal details
Born(1825-03-17)17 March 1825
Christiania, Norway
Died5 May 1906(1906-05-05) (aged 81)
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationLutheran
SpouseAlette Kathrine Frost
OccupationPriest

Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef was born in Christiania (now Oslo) and grew up in Holmestrand in Vestfold. He was the son of Jens Hvoslef (1783–1830) who served as Magistrate of Nordre Jarlsberg, now Vestfold. He began to study theology during 1850.

Hvoslef arrived in Kautokeino in Finnmark to serve as minister at the time of the Kautokeino Uprising in 1852. During that event two men, the local sheriff and the tradesman, were killed, while Hvoslef was attacked. The rebels were later seized by other Sami, who killed two of the rebels in the process. Hvoslef later served as pastor for the convicted Mons Somby and Aslak Hætta at their execution in 1854.[1]

He was appointed Bishop of Tromsø stift in 1868. In 1881 he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin, and served in this position until his retirement in 1898.[2][3]

He was married to Alette Katrine Frost (1826–1902) with whom he had nine children.[4]

See also

References
  1. Kautokeino 1852 (dagogtid.no)
  2. "Waldemar Hvoslef". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. Elstad, Hallgeir. "Waldemar Hvoslef". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  4. Fredrik Valdemar Hvoslef (Benkestokkslekt fra Andøya)
Religious titles
Preceded by
Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop		 Bishop of Tromsø stift
1868–1875		 Succeeded by
Jakob Sverdrup Smitt
Preceded by
Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland		 Bishop of Bjørgvin
1881–1898		 Succeeded by
Johan Willoch Erichsen
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