Sigurd Lunde (bishop)

Sigurd Lunde (1916 – 2006) was a Norwegian bishop.

He worked for the Norwegian Missionary Society from 1942, and edited Norsk misjonstidende from 1946 and worked in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1952. He was a teacher in the University of Oslo's practical-theological seminary from 1957 to 1967. He was appointed as a curate in Ullern in 1966, was promoted to vicar in 1971 and was bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger from 1977 to his retirement in 1986.[1]

Lunde was also a psalm writer.[1] He was the father of news anchor Einar Lunde.

References

  1. ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Sigurd Lunde – norsk teolog" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Sigurd_Lunde/norsk_teolog. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
Preceded by
Olav Hagesæther		 Bishop of Stavanger
1976–1986		 Succeeded by
Bjørn Bue