Johannes Skaar

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The Right Reverend
Johannes Nilsson Skaar

Johannes Nilsson Skaar
Born (1828-11-15)15 November 1828
Kvam, Norway
Died 13 December 1904(1904-12-13) (aged 76)
Trondheim, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Education cand.theol. (1857)
Occupation Priest
Religion Christian
Denomination Church of Norway
Spouse(s) Cathinka Wilhelmine Pauline Hansen (1857-1896)
Marie Jacoba Flood (1898-1904)
Parents Nils Gjermundsen Skaar
Elseber Torgeirsdatter Flatabø
Awards Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (1887)

Johannes Nilsson Skaar (15 November 1828 – 13 December 1904) was a Norwegian bishop and hymnologist.

Skaar was born in Øystese, Kvam, Norway in 1828. He received his cand.theol. degree in 1857. Skaar began his career in Skien where he was a chaplain. He went on to be a parish priest in Gjerpen in 1872. In 1885, he was named the bishop of the Diocese of Tromsø. He served in that post until 1892 when he was appointed as the bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros. He served there until his death in 1904.[1] He was decorated a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1887 and then a Commander of the same order in 1893.[2]

Selected works

  • Lovsange og aandelige Viser (1863)
  • Norsk salmehistorie (1879–1880)

References

  1. ↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Johannes Nilsson Skaar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2010. 
  2. ↑ Amundsen, Arne Bugge. "Johannes Skaar". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2010. 
Religious titles
Preceded by
Jakob Sverdrup Smitt 		Bishop of Tromsø
1885–1892 		Succeeded by
Peter Wilhelm Kreydahl Bøckmann
Preceded by
Niels Laache		 Bishop of Nidaros
1892–1904 		Succeeded by
Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen
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