Kristen Kyrre Bremer

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Kristen Kyrre Bremer
Bishop
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseNord-Hålogaland (1972-1979)
Nidaros (1979-1991)
Orders
Ordination1953
Personal details
Born(1925-07-12)12 July 1925
Tana, Norway
Died16 May 2013(2013-05-16) (aged 87)
Rygge, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationChristian
OccupationPriest
EducationCand.theol. (1953)
Alma materUniversity of Oslo

Kristen Kyrre Bremer (12 July 1925 – 16 May 2013) was a Norwegian theologian and bishop in the Church of Norway.[1]

Education and career[]

Bremer was born in Tana, Norway in 1925. Bremer received his cand.theol. degree in 1953 in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo. He was ordained as a priest in 1953. His began his ministry as a Military Chaplain for the brigade in northern Norway from 1953 to 1956. He then was the assistant pastor at Nord-Fron from 1956 to 1960, a military chaplain in Gaza from 1960–1965. He served as vicar at Bardu Church from 1965–1969, dean of Senja prosti from 1969–1972, bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland from 1972–1979, and bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros from 1979 until his retirement in 1991.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Minneord – biskop emeritus Kristen Kyrre Bremer" (in Norwegian). website of the Diocese of Nidaros. 2013-05-21. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Kristen Kyrre Bremer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Monrad Norderval
Bishop of Nord-Hålogaland
1972–1979
Succeeded by
Arvid Nergård
Preceded by
Tord Godal
Bishop of Nidaros
1979–1991
Succeeded by
Finn Wagle


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