Gjeble Pederssøn

The Right Reverend Gjeble Pederssøn
Bishop of Bjørgvin
Diocese	Bjørgvin
Installed	1536
Term ended	9 March 1557
Predecessor	Olav Torkelsson
Successor	Jens Pedersen Schjelderup
Personal details
Born	1490 Dønna, Norway
Died	18 April 1607(1607-04-18) (aged 56–57) Bergen, Norway
Alma mater	University of Leuven (Mag.art)

Gjeble Pederssøn (c.1490 – 9 March 1557) was a Norwegian priest who was the first Lutheran bishop in Norway. ^[1]

Pederssøn was born at Teigstad,

In 1536, he was elected the bishop at Bergen, but the appointment came as the

Protestant Reformation

was also arriving in Norway. He thus became the first Lutheran bishop in Norway, serving as bishop in Bergen stift from 1536 (ordinated in 1537) until his death in 1557. He devoted much of his time as bishop in his efforts to initiate reform of the church. In this regard, he found an ally in Hans Gaas (1500–1578), bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros, who was also active in the reform process. Gjeble also helped young, gifted men with education, principally for the priesthood. Among the students whose education he sponsored was Absalon Pederssøn Beyer (1528–1575) who was appointed lecturer in theology at Bergen Cathedral School. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

Religious titles
New creation After the Kingdom of Protestant Reformation	Bishop of Bjørgvin 1536–1557	Succeeded by Jens Pedersen Schjelderup

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