Gunvald Thorkildsen

Right Reverend
Gunvald Christian Thorkildsen
Church Church of Norway
Diocese Diocese of Kristiansand
Appointed 1904
In office 1904-1908
Predecessor Johan Christian Heuch
Successor Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Sr.
Personal details
Born (1845-07-19)19 July 1845
Kristiansand, Norway
Died 19 January 1908(1908-01-19) (aged 62)
Kristiansand, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Denomination Christian
Parents Gunvald Christian Thorkildsen and Berte Thorkildsen
Spouse Johanne Dick
Occupation Priest

Gunvald Christian Berhard Thorkildsen (19 July 1845–1908) was a Norwegian theologian and Bishop in the Church of Norway.

Personal life

Thorkildsen was born on 19 July 1845 in Christianssand, Norway to parents Gunvald Christian Thorkildsen and Berte Thorkildsen. He married Johanne Dich, the daughter of the parish priest Sigismund Christian Dich.

Career

Thorkildsen was a priest in the parish of Sund from 1872 until 1877. In 1877, he became the parish priest in Øvrebø, based at Øvrebø Church, a job which he held until 1890. In 1890, he was transferred to the neighboring parish of Oddernes, based at the large Oddernes Church. He continued working in Oddernes until 1904 when he was appointed to be the Bishop of the Diocese of Kristiansand which (at that time) covered all of Rogaland, Agder, and Telemark in Southern Norway. He was the bishop from 1904 until his death in 1908.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "biskop" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  2. ↑ "Bispeordination Biskop Thorkildsen 15/5" (in Norwegian). NB.no. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Johan Christian Heuch		 Bishop of Kristiansand
1904–1908		 Succeeded by
Kristian Schjelderup
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