education death_date religion birth_place title nationality article_title birth_date ordination diocese name church occupation alma_mater
cand.theol . -lrb- 1953 -rrb- 16 may 2013 christian tana , norway bishop of nidaros norwegian kristen kyrre bremer
 12 july 1925 1953 nord-hålogaland -lrb- 1972-1979 -rrb- nidaros -lrb- 1979-1991 -rrb- kristen kyrre bremer church of norway priest university of oslo
kristen kyrre bremer

kristen kyrre bremer -lrb- 12 july 1925 -- 16 may 2013 -rrb- was a norwegian theologian and bishop in the church of norway .
bremer was born in tana , norway in 1925 .
bremer received his cand.theol .
degree in 1953 in the faculty of theology at the university of oslo .
he was ordained as a priest in 1953 .
his began his ministry as a military chaplain for the brigade in northern norway from 1953 to 1956 .
he then was the assistant pastor at nord-fron from 1956 to 1960 , a military chaplain in gaza from 1960-1965 .
he served as vicar in bardu from 1965-1969 , dean of senja prosti from 1969-1972 , bishop of the diocese of nord-hålogaland from 1972-1979 , and bishop of the diocese of nidaros from 1979 to 1991 .
