John Willem Gran

The Most Reverend

John Willem Gran
Bishop of Oslo
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseOslo
Installed25 November 1964
Term ended26 November 1983
PredecessorJacques Mangers
SuccessorGerhard Schwenzer
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Oslo (1962-1964)
Orders
Ordination21 May 1957
by Johannes Theodor Suhr
Consecration24 Mar 1963
by Jacques Mangers
RankBishop
Personal details
Born5 April 1920
Died20 March 2008(2008-03-20) (aged 87)
Paris, France
BuriedBergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian

Willem Nicolaysen Gran (monastic name: John; 5 April 1920 – 20 March 2008) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo from 1963[1] to 1983.

  1. ^ "Ex-film Director Is Consecrated". The Calgary Herald. 30 March 1963. p. 38 – via Google News.