Alf Wiig

Alf Kristian Theodor Wiig (24 August 1891 – 10 July 1974) was a Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway.

Alf Kristian Theodor Wiig
Bishop
Church	Church of Norway
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland
In office	1952–1961
Personal details
Born	(1891-08-24)24 August 1891 Kristiansund, Norway
Died	10 July 1974(1974-07-10) (aged 82) Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Christian
Occupation	Priest

Wiig was born in Kristiansund, Norway. He served as vicar in Karasjok Municipality from 1923 to 1934. During this time, he also served as mayor of Karasjok Municipality from 1932-1934.^[1] He later served as vicar in Sortland Municipality from 1934 to 1945. He was then the dean of Finnmark from 1945 until 1951 and he was the dean of Tromsø Cathedral from 1951 until 1952. In 1952, he became the first bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland, a position he held until 1961. He died on 10 July 1974.^[2]

References

1. "Alf Wiig". LokalHistorieWiki.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
2. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Alf Wiig". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

Church of Norway titles
New diocese (created from Diocese of Hålogaland)	Bishop of Nord-Hålogaland 1952–1961	Succeeded by Monrad Norderval