Gustav Dietrichson

Who is Gustav Dietrichson?

Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson was a Norwegian theologian and bishop. He served as bishop of both the Diocese of Hålogaland and the Diocese of Hamar.

Dietrichson was born in the state of Wisconsin in the United States in 1855. He later moved to Norway. He received his Cand.theol. degree from the University of Oslo in 1878. He was the parish priest in Stor-Elvdal from 1887 until 1897 and in Bodø from 1897 until 1910. In 1910, he was named Bishop of Tromsø stift. The name was changed to the "Diocese of Hålogaland" in 1918. Later in 1918, he changed jobs and became the new bishop for the Diocese of Hamar, the position he held until his death in 1922 in Hamar.