Dagfinn Hauge
Deceased Person
1908 – 2007
Who was Dagfinn Hauge?
Dagfinn Hauge was a Lutheran minister and Bishop in the Church of Norway as well as an author.
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.
Hauge was briefly a member of Oslo City Council . He was a board member of the Luther Foundation and chairman of the board of Deaconess House in Oslo. Hauge was also secretary general of the Norwegian Christian youth league. He served as editor of Luthersk Kirketidende, published by Luther Foundation. 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.
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