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, Norway in 1934. He graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.theol. degree in 1959. He was a parish priest in Vefsn 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.