Gabriel Skagestad

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Gabriel Skagestad
Bishop
Church Church of Norway
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger
Personal details
Born(1879-11-25)25 November 1879
Holme, Norway
Died30 December 1952(1952-12-30) (aged 73)
Nationality Norwegian
Denomination Christian
Occupation Priest

Gabriel Skagestad was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He served as a bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger from 1940 until 1949. Skagestad was a key figure in the resistance movement of the church during the German occupation of Norway.

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Personal life

Gabriel Skagestad was born on 25 November 1879 in Holme in southern Norway. His parents were Tønnes Andreas Gulovsen Skagestad and his wife Else Knutsdatter. In 1913 he married Torborg Konsmo. [1]

Education and career

He began his theological education in 1899 and he received his cand.theol. degree in 1903. His first job was as a chaplain in Hadsel from 1903 to 1906. Next he was a chaplain in Lyngdal from 1906 to 1909. He was a priest in Hetland from 1909 until 1913. From 1913 to 1922, he was the priest for the parish of Pipervika in Oslo. In 1922, he became the parish priest for Mandal. He held that job for four years. In 1926, he was called to become a professor at the MF Norwegian School of Theology seminary in Oslo. [2] From 1933 to 1940, he served as the parish priest for the Saint Mark's Church in Oslo. In 1940, he was appointed to be the Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger. [1]

As bishop, during the German occupation of Norway, Skagestad worked against the collaborations with the Quisling regime and its interference with the priesthood. Together with the other bishops of the Norwegian Church in 1942, he resigned his official government post as a bishop, but continued his ecclesiastical role as bishop. The government appointed Ole Johan Berntsen Kvasnes in 1942 as the new bishop. He was one of the priests who remained loyal to the new state government. Kvasnes retired as bishop on 5 December 1943. Bishop Kvasnes received little popular acceptance and the majority of the priests regarded themselves as Skagestad's men. During this time, Skagestad was held in Tonstad in Sirdal and later in Helgøya, along with many other bishops. After the war, Skagestad resumed his official role as bishop for the diocese. He retired in 1949 and passed away in 1952. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Elstad, Hallgeir, ed. (2009-02-15). "Gabriel Skagestad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  2. ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn (1930). Hvem er Hvem? 1930 (in Norwegian). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. p. 384. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ↑ Torgersen, Harald B. (2011). Ole Johan Berntsen Kvasnes - Mannen som ble NS-biskop i Stavanger, Spesialavhandling i kirkehistorie (in Norwegian). Det teologiske Menighetsfakultet.
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