Dagfinn Zwilgmeyer

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Dagfinn Zwilgmeyer
Born(1900-12-24)24 December 1900
Sweden-Norway
Died3 April 1979(1979-04-03) (aged 78)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)priest and psalmist

Dagfinn Zwilgmeyer (24 December 1900 – 3 April 1979) was a Norwegian priest and psalmist. He was born in

occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Zwilgmeyer was appointed as a bishop by Vidkun Quisling, following the protest resignation of the regular bishops of the Church of Norway. He joined the Fascist party Nasjonal Samling, registering weak and futile objections to Quisling's policies. It was reported in 1943 that he resigned from the Nasjonal Samling.[1] He was Mayor of Fana, later acting Bishop in Bjørgvin, and then Bishop in Hamar.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Bismarck North Dakota, The Leader, page 2, News of Norway column, issued by the Norwegian government's press representative, Thursday, September 16, 1943
  2. ^ Elstad, Hallgeir. "Dagfinn Zwilgmeyer". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  3. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 January 2013.