Eivind Berggrav

The Right Reverend

Eivind Berggrav
Bishop of Oslo
Primate of the Church of Norway
Eivind Berggrav in 1940
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseOslo
In office1937–1951
PredecessorJohan Lunde
SuccessorJohannes Smemo
Orders
Ordination1908
Consecration1928
Personal details
Born(1884-10-25)25 October 1884
Died14 January 1959(1959-01-14) (aged 74)
Oslo, Norway
BuriedCemetery of Our Saviour
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationLutheran
Spouse
Kathrine Seip
(died 1949)
ChildrenDag Berggrav
EducationCand.theol.
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Years active1908 — 1951

Eivind Josef Berggrav (25 October 1884 – 14 January 1959) was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop. As primate of the Church of Norway (Norwegian: Preses i Bispemøtet i Den norske kirke), Berggrav became known for his unyielding resistance against the Nazi occupation of Norway during World War II.[1] Berggrav also became an important figure in 20th-century ecumenical movement and served as president of the United Bible Societies.[2]

  1. ^ Eivind Berggrav (Norsk biografisk leksikon (NBL)- archives)
  2. ^ Reidar Aasgaard. "United Bible Societies". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 March 2017.