Dagfinn Hauge
Dagfinn Hauge (14 July 1908 – 14 March 2007) was a Norwegian writer and Lutheran Bishop in the Church of Norway.
Dagfinn Hauge was known for his work during World War II, when he was assigned at the prison at the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. He ministered to a number of prisoners who were sentenced to death during the Nazi occupation. After the end of World War II and of the Nazi occupation of Norway, Hauge wrote a book in which he described his experiences ministering to condemned prisoners. (Slik dør menn; 1946)
Hauge was briefly a member of Oslo City Council . He was a board member of the Luther Foundation (1945–1961) and chairman of the board of Deaconess House in Oslo (1946–1960). Hauge was also secretary general of the Norwegian Christian youth league (1948–1954). He served as editor of Luthersk Kirketidende, published by Luther Foundation (1954–1962). Dagfinn Hauge was a minister at Vestre Aker in Oslo from 1959 to 1962. He then served as the bishop of the Diocese of Tunsberg from 1962 to 1978.[1][2]
Selected works
- Lilleborg menighet 25 år (1942)
- Bønnens mulighet (1944)
- Slik dør menn (1946)
- Visitas på bedehuset (1966)
- Lokalmenighetenes organisasjonsform (1973)
- Fortolkning til første og annen Samuels bok (1973)
- Menighet i vekst (1977)
- Tiden i Tunsberg (1983)
- 100 år med ungdom i Larvik (1987)
- Prestetjeneste på Akershus under krigen (2001)
References
- ↑ "Dagfinn Hauge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ↑ Voksø, Per. "Dagfinn Hauge". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
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| Preceded by Bjarne Skard |
Bishop of Tunsberg 1962–1978 |
Succeeded by Håkon E. Andersen |