Alf Wiig

Who was Alf Wiig?

Alf Kristian Theodor Wiig was a Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway.

Wiig was born in Kristiansund, Norway on 24 August 1891. He served as vicar in Karasjok from 1923-1934 and in Sortland from 1934-1945. He was then the dean of Finnmark from 1945 until 1951 and he was the dean of Tromsø Cathedral from 1951 until 1952. In 1952, he became the first bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland, a position he held until 1961. He died on 10 July 1974.