Waldemar Hvoslef

Waldemar Hvoslef (17 March 1825 – 5 May 1906) was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop.

The Right Reverend Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef
Bishop of Bjørgvin
Church	Church of Norway
Diocese	Tromsø stift (1868–1875) Bjørgvin (1881–1898)
Personal details
Born	(1825-03-17)17 March 1825 Christiania, Norway
Died	5 May 1906(1906-05-05) (aged 81) Bergen, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Lutheran
Spouse	Alette Kathrine Frost
Occupation	Priest

Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef was born in Christiania (now Oslo) and grew up in Holmestrand in Vestfold. He was the son of Jens Hvoslef (1783–1830) who served as Magistrate of Nordre Jarlsberg, now Vestfold. He began to study theology during 1850.

Hvoslef arrived in Kautokeino in Finnmark to serve as minister at the time of the Kautokeino Uprising in 1852. During that event two men, the local sheriff and the tradesman, were killed, while Hvoslef was attacked. The rebels were later seized by other Sami, who killed two of the rebels in the process. Hvoslef later served as pastor for the convicted Mons Somby and Aslak Hætta at their execution in 1854.[1]

He was appointed Bishop of Tromsø stift in 1868. In 1881 he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin, and served in this position until his retirement in 1898.[2][3]

He was married to Alette Katrine Frost (1826–1902) with whom he had nine children.[4]

See also

• The Kautokeino Rebellion
• Laestadianism

References

1. Kautokeino 1852 (dagogtid.no)
2. "Waldemar Hvoslef". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
3. Elstad, Hallgeir. "Waldemar Hvoslef". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
4. Fredrik Valdemar Hvoslef (Benkestokkslekt fra Andøya)

Religious titles
Preceded by Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop	Bishop of Tromsø stift 1868–1875	Succeeded by Jakob Sverdrup Smitt
Preceded by Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland	Bishop of Bjørgvin 1881–1898	Succeeded by Johan Willoch Erichsen