Hans Edvard Wisløff (1902–1969) was a Norwegian theologian and writer. He was also the Bishop of the

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from 1959 until his death in 1969. Wisløff received his

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degree in 1926 from the

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in Oslo. He spent most of his career serving in several parishes in the

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area. He was the assistant pastor at Oppegård Church in Oppegård Municipality from 1926 until 1932. Then from 1932 until 1940 he served as the priest for the Tøyen Church. From 1940 until 1945 he worked as the resident chaplain at the Trefoldighet Church. From 1945 until 1954 he was the general secretary of the ''Indremisjonsselskapet'' mission society and the editor of the ''For fattig og rik'' newspaper. From 1954 until 1959, he worked as the parish priest of the

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. In 1959, he was appointed the Bishop of the

, a post he held until his death in 1969. Wisløff's parents were Johan Martin Wisløff and Tora Hansen and his cousin was Carl Fredrik Wisløff.

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1902 births 1969 deaths Bishops of Sør-Hålogaland 20th-century Lutheran bishops {{Norway-Lutheran-bishop-stub