Ola M. Steinholt Explained

Ola Markus Steinholt
Bishop
Church:Church of Norway
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Term:1990–2001
Ordination:1961 in Trondenes Church
Birth Date:4 October 1934
Birth Place:Trondenes, Norway
Death Place:Tromsø, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Religion:Christian
Occupation:Priest
Education:Cand.theol. (1959)
Alma Mater:University of Oslo

Ola Markus Steinholt (4 October 1934 - 20 April 2009) was a Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway.

He was born in Trondenes Municipality, Norway in 1934. He graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.theol. degree in 1959. He was a parish priest in Vefsn Municipality starting in 1971, after having been a military chaplain for some time. He served as dean in Tromsø Cathedral from 1984 to 1990 and bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland from 1990 to 2001. He died in April 2009 in Tromsø, Norway.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 2007. Ola M. Steinholt. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 19 January 2010.