31 Notable alumni of MF Norwegian School of Theology
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
MF Norwegian School of Theology is ranked #4,617 in the world and #23 in Norway by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 31 notable alumni from MF Norwegian School of Theology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with MF Norwegian School of Theology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Øystein Ingar Larsen
1941-. (aged 85)
Lutheran pastor
Øystein Ingar Larsen was Bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland from 1992 to 2006.
2. Magne Valen-Sendstad
1913-1984 (aged 71)
theologian
Magne Livius Valen-Sendstad was a Norwegian priest.
3. Vidar Leif Haanes
1961-. (aged 65)
historian
professor
Lutheran pastor
theologian
Vidar L. Haanes is a Norwegian professor of Church- and Intellectual History and rector of MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Oslo.
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4. Ole D. Hagesæther
1941-. (aged 85)
Lutheran pastor
theologian
Ole Danbolt Hagesæther is a Norwegian theologian with the Church of Norway. He was born on 3 October 1941 in Bergen, Norway, and he served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1994 until his retirement in 2008. Hagesæther is the son of theologian Olav Hagesæther.
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5. Per Oskar Kjølaas
1948-. (aged 78)
Lutheran pastor
theologian
Per Oskar Alfred Kjølaas was the bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway from 2002 until 2014.
6. Line Henriette Hjemdal
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party and former 5th Vice President of the Storting.
7. Tore Johnsen
1969-. (aged 57)
Lutheran pastor
author
theologian
Tore Johnsen is the general secretary of the Sami Church Council since 2009, former leader of the council (2006–2009), and a central figure within Sami church life. Johnsen is an associate professor at VID Specialized University in Tromsø, Norway.
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8. Ola T. Lånke
1948-. (aged 78)
priest
politician
Ola Torgeir Lånke is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
9. Hans Edvard Wisløff
1902-1969 (aged 67)
theologian
writer
presbyter
Hans Edvard Wisløff was a Norwegian theologian and writer. He was also the Bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland from 1959 until his death in 1969.
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10. Tor Singsaas
1948-. (aged 78)
presbyter
theologian
Tor Singsaas is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and the former bishop in the Diocese of Nidaros.
11. Olav Skjevesland
1942-2019 (aged 77)
Lutheran pastor
Olav Skjevesland was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He was the Bishop of the Diocese of Agder og Telemark from 1998 until his retirement in 2012, and since that time he was a Bishop Emeritus. He was also the Preses (Primus inter pares, "first among equals") and thus presided over the Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway from 2006...
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12. Olav Øygard
1956-. (aged 70)
presbyter
Olav Øygard is a Norwegian Lutheran prelate of the Church of Norway who served as the Bishop of Nord-Hålogaland 2014-2025. Nord-Hålogaland covers Troms and Finnmark countries, and also Svalbard. Øygard is a self-described "middle of the Church" theologian.
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13. Laila Riksaasen Dahl
1947-. (aged 79)
Lutheran pastor
theologian
Laila Riksaasen Dahl is a Norwegian theologian who served as bishop of the Diocese of Tunsberg in the Church of Norway from 2002 to 2014.
14. Fridtjov Søiland Birkeli
1906-1983 (aged 77)
missionary
Lutheran pastor
Fridtjov Søiland Birkeli was a Norwegian Lutheran missionary, writer, magazine editor, and bishop. He also served in the administration of the Lutheran World Federation.
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15. Ivar Braut
1956-. (aged 70)
presbyter
Ivar Braut is a Norwegian theologian and priest. He was the Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger from 2017 to 2019. He is considered to be a conservative bishop, a contrast to his predecessor.
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16. Halvor Nordhaug
1953-. (aged 73)
Lutheran pastor
Halvor Nordhaug is a Norwegian former Bishop in the Lutheran Church of Norway. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin in 2008 and served in that capacity until 2023. Nordhaug is the son of bishop Ole Nordhaug and psalmist Liv Nordhaug. Halvor Nordhaug is married and has three children.
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17. Ingeborg Midttømme
1961-. (aged 65)
trade unionist
Lutheran pastor
Ingeborg Synnøve Midttømme is a Norwegian Lutheran bishop for the Diocese of Møre in the Church of Norway.
18. Ernst Oddvar Baasland
1945-. (aged 81)
Lutheran pastor
theologian
university teacher
Ernst Oddvar Baasland was the Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway from 1998 to 2009. He resigned from his position on 15 June 2009, following the Baasland case involving his son Bjarte Baasland.
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19. Finn Wagle
1941-. (aged 85)
presbyter
Finn Wagle is a theologian and a former bishop of Nidaros in the Church of Norway. He was also the Preses (Primus inter pares, “first among equals”) and thus presided over the Bishop's Conference in the Church of Norway from 2002 until 2006.
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20. Stein Reinertsen
1960-. (aged 66)
Lutheran pastor
Stein Reinertsen is a Norwegian Lutheran clergyman who since January 2013 has been bishop in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark of the Church of Norway.
21. Tor Berger Jørgensen
1945-. (aged 81)
bishop
missionary
Lutheran pastor
Tor Berger Jørgensen is a Norwegian bishop who until 2015 was Bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway. Appointed in 2019, he now serves as the Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain and resides in London.
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22. Tor Wennesland
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
politician
Tor Wennesland is a Norwegian diplomat who served as UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process from 2021 to 2025.
23. Eyvind Skeie
1947-. (aged 79)
screenwriter
writer
hymnwriter
lyricist
songwriter
Eyvind Skeie is a Norwegian priest and author.
24. Ole Christian Kvarme
1948-. (aged 78)
bishop
translator
Lutheran pastor
Ole Christian Mælen Kvarme is a Norwegian prelate of the Church of Norway who served as Bishop of Oslo from 2005 to 2017. As Bishop of Oslo, Kvarme was the personal prelate of the Norwegian royal family.
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25. Marta Steinsvik
1877-1950 (aged 73)
editing staff
writer
journalist
translator
political activist
Marta Steinsvik was a Norwegian author and translator. She was a champion of women's rights, a proponent of antisemitism and anti-Catholicism, and promoter of the use of Nynorsk. She was the first female to graduate from the Norwegian School of Theology.
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26. Helen Bjørnøy
1954-. (aged 72)
Lutheran pastor
politician
Helen Oddveig Bjørnøy is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician (Socialist Left Party), currently County Governor of Buskerud. From October 2005 to October 2007, she was Minister of the Environment in the Red-Green Coalition cabinet headed by Jens Stoltenberg. On 18 October 2007 she was relieved from her duties in the government and replaced by Erik Solheim (Socialist Left Party).
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27. Solveig Fiske
1952-. (aged 74)
Lutheran pastor
theologian
Solveig Margrete Fiske is a theologian and bishop emerita in the Church of Norway, serving as the bishop of Hamar between 2006 and 2022, when she retired.
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28. Odd Bondevik
1941-2014 (aged 73)
missionary
Lutheran pastor
Odd Bondevik was a Norwegian theologian who was the Bishop of the Diocese of Møre in the Church of Norway from 17 November 1991 until retirement in 2008. He also served as Preses of the Bishop's Conference of the Church of Norway from 1998 until 2002.
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29. Kjell Magne Bondevik
1947-. (aged 79)
diplomat
politician
Lutheran pastor
Kjell Magne Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician. As leader of the Christian Democratic Party, he served as the prime minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him, after Erna Solberg, Norway's second longest serving non-Labour Party prime minister since World War II. Currently, Bondevik is president of the Oslo Centre for...
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30. Olav Fykse Tveit
1960-. (aged 66)
military chaplain
theologian
pastor
Olav Fykse Tveit is a Norwegian Lutheran theologian and bishop, and the current Preses of the Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway. He was elected to the post of general secretary of the World Council of Churches on 27 August 2009. He entered office on 1 January 2010, for a proposed term of five years, and was re-elected to...
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31. Gunnar Stålsett
1935-. (aged 91)
Lutheran pastor
theologian
politician
Gunnar Johan Stålsett is a Norwegian theologian and politician. He was leader of the Centre Party 1977–1979, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation 1985–1993 and bishop of Oslo, in the Church of Norway 1998–2005.
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