Gabriel Skagestad
Right Reverend Gabriel Skagestad | |
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| Church | Church of Norway |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
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| Born | 25 November 1879 |
| Died | 30 December 1952 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Occupation | Priest |
Gabriel Skagestad was a Norwegian
Personal life
Gabriel Skagestad was born on 25 November 1879 in Holme in southern Norway. His parents were Tønnes Andreas Gulovsen Skagestad and his wife Else Knutsdatter. In 1913 he married Torborg Konsmo.[1]
Education and career
He began his theological education in 1899 and he received his
As bishop, during the German occupation of Norway, Skagestad worked against the collaborations with the Quisling regime and its interference with the priesthood. Together with the other bishops of the Norwegian Church in 1942, he resigned his official government post as a bishop, but continued his ecclesiastical role as bishop. The government appointed Ole Johan Berntsen Kvasnes in 1942 as the new bishop. He was one of the priests who remained loyal to the new state government. Kvasnes retired as bishop on 5 December 1943. Bishop Kvasnes received little popular acceptance and the majority of the priests regarded themselves as Skagestad's men. During this time, Skagestad was held in Tonstad in Sirdal and later in Helgøya, along with many other bishops. After the war, Skagestad resumed his official role as bishop for the diocese. He retired in 1949 and died in 1952.[3]
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn (1930). Hvem er Hvem? 1930 (in Norwegian). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. p. 384. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Torgersen, Harald B. (2011). Ole Johan Berntsen Kvasnes - Mannen som ble NS-biskop i Stavanger, Spesialavhandling i kirkehistorie (in Norwegian). Det teologiske Menighetsfakultet.
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