Eivind Berggrav

The Right Reverend Eivind Berggrav
Bishop of Oslo Primate of the Church of Norway
Eivind Berggrav in 1940
Church	Church of Norway
Diocese	Oslo
In office	1937–1951
Predecessor	Johan Lunde
Successor	Johannes Smemo
Orders
Ordination	1908
Consecration	1928
Personal details
Born	(1884-10-25)25 October 1884 Stavanger, Norway
Died	14 January 1959(1959-01-14) (aged 74) Oslo, Norway
Buried	Cemetery of Our Saviour
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Lutheran
Spouse	Kathrine Seip ​ (died 1949)​
Children	Dag Berggrav
Education	Cand.theol.
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Years active	1908 — 1951

Eivind Josef Berggrav (25 October 1884 – 14 January 1959) was a Norwegian Lutheran bishop. As primate of the Church of Norway (Norwegian: Preses i Bispemøtet i Den norske kirke), Berggrav became known for his unyielding resistance against the Nazi occupation of Norway during World War II.^[1] Berggrav also became an important figure in 20th-century ecumenical movement and served as president of the United Bible Societies.^[2]