Arnold of Bergen ( no, Arend) (died 1434) was

bishop of Bergen The Catholic Diocese of Bergen or Diocese of Bjørgvin in Norway existed from the eleventh century to the Protestant Reformation (1537),

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, and a non-

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

, short-lived

Archbishop of Uppsala The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until the early 20th century) has been the primate (bishop), primate of Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward un ...

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. As

Olaus Laurentii Olaus Laurentii (died 25 June 1438) was a Swedish ecclesiastic and archbishop of Uppsala. Biography Olaus Laurentii (who is known under the Latin form of his Swedish name Olof Larsson) came from Uppland and studied at the universities of Prague ...

, in 1432, was elected by the Chapter to become Archbishop of Uppsala and Sweden, the

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Eric of Pomerania Eric of Pomerania (1381 or 1382 – 24 September 1459) was the ruler of the Kalmar Union from 1396 until 1439, succeeding his grandaunt, Queen Margaret I. He is known as Eric III as King of Norway (1389–1442), Eric VII as King of Denmark (1396 ...

expressed his displeasure that he had not been consulted. In response, he decided in 1433 while Olaus Laurentii was in

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to be ordained that Arnold of Bergen should become Archbishop. Arnold moved into the bishop's palace in Uppsala causing a quarrel. The quarrels were resolved by Arnold's death in 1434. The king then decided to accept Olaus Laurentii as Archbishop after all.

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''Nordisk familjebok''
1434 deaths 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Norway 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Sweden Year of birth unknown Roman Catholic archbishops of Uppsala {{Europe-RC-bishop-stub

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