Finn Wagle
The Right Reverend Finn Wagle | |
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MF Norwegian School of Theology |
Finn Wagle (born 19 June 1941) is a
theologian and a former bishop of Nidaros in the Church of Norway. He was also the Preses (Primus inter pares, “first among equals”) and thus presided over the Bishop's Conference in the Church of Norway from 2002 until 2006.[1][2]
Career
Wagle enrolled as a student at
cand.theol. degree. The following year he graduated from the Practical Theological Seminary at MF. He also studied in 1966-1967 in Berlin
with a Willy Brandt Scholarship.
Wagle's first post was serving as an army
Dean of the Nidaros Cathedral
.
In 1991, Wagle became the bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros and was succeeded by Tor Singsaas upon his retirement in July 2008.[3] In 2002, the Bishop's Conference of the Church of Norway elected him to be Preses, a position he held until 2006. He retired in 2008 due to health reasons.[1]
On 23 June 1991, Wagle was part of the consecration ceremony at the
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Finn Wagle"(in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Biskop Finn Wagle slutter" (in Norwegian). Nidaros bispedømme. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ Jacobsen, Håkon (27 June 2008). "Her er den nye biskopen in Nidaros". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
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