Gjeble Pederssøn

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Gjeble Pederssøn (c.1490 – 9 March 1557) was a Norwegian bishop. He was born in Herøy, Nordland. He was the first Lutheran Bishop in Norway, serving as bishop in Bergen stift from 1536 (ordinated in 1537) until his death in 1557.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Gjeble Pederssøn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
↑ Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Gjeble Pederssøn". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

Religious titles
New creation After the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway joined the Protestant Reformation	Bishop of Bjørgvin 1536–1557	Succeeded by Jens Pedersen Schjelderup

Persondata
Name	Pedersson, Gjeble
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian bishop
Date of birth	1490
Place of birth
Date of death	1557
Place of death

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