Anton Christian Bang

Bishop of Oslo

Anton Christian Bang
ChurchChurch of Norway
Personal details
Born(1840-09-18)18 September 1840
Died29 December 1913(1913-12-29) (aged 73)
Kristiania, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationChristian
OccupationPriest
EducationCand.theol.
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Anton Christian Bang
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office
2 May 1893 – 27 April 1895
Prime MinisterEmil Stang
Preceded byCarl Berner
Succeeded byEmil Stang

Anton Christian Bang (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɑ̂ntɔn ˈkrɪ̀stɪjɑn ˈbɑŋ]; 18 September 1840 in Dønna, Helgeland – 29 December 1913) was a Norwegian theologian, historian and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. Bang was one of the more prominent figures within the Church of Norway in the decades around 1900.[1] He served as a professor of church history at the Royal Frederick University from 1885 onward, as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1893 to 1895, and as Bishop of Oslo from 1896 to 1912.