| The Right Reverend Andreas Aarflot | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Oslo Former Primate of the Church of Norway | |
| Church | Church of Norway |
| In office | 1977–1998 |
| Predecessor | Kaare Støylen |
| Successor | Gunnar Stålsett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1928-07-01) 1 July 1928 (age 96) Yiyang, Hunan, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
Andreas Aarflot (born 1 July 1928) is a Norwegian theologian and bishop emeritus in the Church of Norway. He was bishop of Oslo from 1977 to 1998.
Early life
Aarflot was born in Yiyang, China where his mother and father served the Norwegian Missionary Society in the Hunan province. Aarflot earned his cand.theol. from MF Norwegian School of Theology (1951) and dr.theol. from University of Oslo (1970). Furthermore, he has studied in Heidelberg, England and the United States, has an honorary doctor's degree from St. Olaf College (1987) and is an honorary member of Finska kyrkohistoriska sälllskapet (1978).
Aarflot has among other things worked for the Norwegian Seamen's Mission and the Norwegian Lutheran Inner Mission Society, and served as a priest in Røyken. He was connected with the MF Norwegian School of Theology (1960), faculty lecturer (1968) and docent (1970) before he became a professor in 1976. The same year he was proclaimed bishop in the Diocese of Borg after Per Lønning withdrew as a protest on legalizing abortion. Aarflot was decorated as a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav in 1979.
References
- Norsk biografisk leksikon
- Torgersen, Rolf Normann (1987). Ordener (in Norwegian). Oslo: Nye Atheneum. p. 189. ISBN 82-7334-148-8.
| Church of Norway titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPer Lønning | Bishop of Borg 1976–1978 |
Succeeded byGunnar Lislerud |
| Preceded byKaare Støylen | Bishop of Oslo 1978–1998 |
Succeeded byGunnar Stålsett |
| Preceded byKaare Støylen | Preses of the Church of Norway 1978–1998 |
Succeeded byOdd Bondevik |
- 1928 births
- Living people
- Norwegian expatriates in China
- Bishops of Borg
- Bishops of Oslo
- MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society alumni
- University of Oslo alumni
- Academic staff of the MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society
- 20th-century Lutheran bishops
- Norwegian expatriates in Germany
- Norwegian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Norwegian expatriates in the United States