Finn Wagle (born 19 June 1941) is a theologian and a former bishop of Nidaros in the Church of Norway. He was also the Preses (Primus inter pares, “first among equals”) and thus presided over the Bishop's Conference in the Church of Norway from 2002 until 2006.[1][2]

The Right Reverend

Finn Wagle
Bishop Emeritus of Nidaros
Former Primate of the Church of Norway
Finn Wagle
ChurchChurch of Norway
In office1991–2008
PredecessorKristen Kyrre Bremer
SuccessorTor Singsaas
Orders
Consecration28 April 1991
by Andreas Aarflot
Personal details
Born (1941-06-19) 19 June 1941 (age 83)
DenominationLutheran
OccupationBishop
Educationcand.theol. (1968)
Alma materMF Norwegian School of Theology

Career

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Wagle enrolled as a student at MF Norwegian School of Theology in 1962, and graduated in 1968 with the cand.theol. degree. The following year he graduated from the Practical Theological Seminary at MF. He also studied in 1966-1967 in Berlin with a Willy Brandt Scholarship.

Wagle's first post was serving as an army chaplain (1970) before working as a vicar for the parish of Sørreisa in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland from 1970-1975. From 1975 until 1981, he worked as an assistant professor at the Practical Theological Seminary at MF Norwegian School of Theology, while at the same time working for the Association of Ministers in the Church of Norway. From 1981-1988 he worked as director of the institute Church Educational Center (IKO), and in 1988 he became the Dean of the Nidaros Cathedral.

In 1991, Wagle became the bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros and was succeeded by Tor Singsaas upon his retirement in July 2008.[3] In 2002, the Bishop's Conference of the Church of Norway elected him to be Preses, a position he held until 2006. He retired in 2008 for health reasons.[1]

On 23 June 1991, Wagle was part of the consecration ceremony at the Nidaros Cathedral for the new king, Harald V. He also led the wedding ceremony at the Nidaros Cathedral for the king's daughter Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn on 24 May 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Store norske leksikon. "Finn Wagle" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  2. ^ "Biskop Finn Wagle slutter" (in Norwegian). Nidaros bispedømme. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  3. ^ Jacobsen, Håkon (27 June 2008). "Her er den nye biskopen in Nidaros". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
Church of Norway titles
Preceded by Bishop of Nidaros
1991–2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Preses of the Church of Norway
2002–2006
Succeeded by