Arvid Halgeir Nergård | |
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Bishop | |
Church | Church of Norway |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
In office | 1979-1990 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lenvik, Norway |
11 April 1923
Died | 23 November 2006 Larvik, Norway |
(aged 83)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Denomination | Christian |
Occupation | Priest |
Education | Cand.theol. (1952) |
Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Arvid Halgeir Nergård (11 April 1923 – 23 November 2006) was a Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway.
He was born in Lenvik, Norway in 1923. He received a degree in agronomy in 1943 and the cand.theol. degree in 1952. He served as curate in Sør-Varanger from 1957-1961, vicar in Tana from 1961-1966, vicar in Vadsø from 1966-1969, and vicar in Molde from 1969-1974. From 1974 to 1979 he was dean in Ytre Romsdal, and from 1979-1990 he was the bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. He died in 2006.