Gustav Dietrichson

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Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson
Born	(1855-04-08)8 April 1855 Wisconsin, USA
Died	19 March 1922(1922-03-19) (aged 66) Hamar, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Education	Cand.theol.
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Occupation	Priest
Years active	1878—1922
Religion	Christian
Denomination	Church of Norway

Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson (1855—1922) was a Norwegian theologian and bishop. He served as bishop of both the Diocese of Hålogaland and the Diocese of Hamar.

Dietrichson was born in the state of Wisconsin in the United States in 1855. He later moved to Norway. He received his Cand.theol. degree from the University of Oslo in 1878. He was the parish priest in Stor-Elvdal from 1887 until 1897 and in Bodø from 1897 until 1910. In 1910, he was named Bishop of Tromsø stift. The name was changed to the "Diocese of Hålogaland" in 1918. Later in 1918, he changed jobs and became the new bishop for the Diocese of Hamar, the position he held until his death in 1922 in Hamar.^[1]

References

↑ Store norske leksikon. "Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-03-15.

Religious titles
Preceded by Peter Wilhelm K. Bøckman	Bishop of Tromsø 1910–1918	Succeeded by Johan Støren
Preceded by Otto Jensen	Bishop of Hamar 1918–1922	Succeeded by Mikkel Bjønness-Jacobsen

Persondata
Name	Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of the Church of Norway
Date of birth	1855
Place of birth	Wisconsin, USA
Date of death	1922
Place of death	Hamar, Norway

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