Monrad Norderval, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Monrad Norderval

Norwegian bishop

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1902

Place of Birth: Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1976

Profession: priest

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Monrad Oskar Norderval (1902–1976) was a Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway. Norderval was born in Ålesund, Norway in 1902.
He graduated with the cand.theol.
degree in 1928 from the Royal Frederick University in Oslo.
He began his ministry as an assistant pastor in Skjervøy in 1929.
He then served as vicar in Tana from 1929-1935, in Ørsta from 1935-1948, Ålesund from 1948-1961, and was the bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland from 1961-1972.
He also published poems, essay collections, and memoirs.
He died in Ålesund in 1976.He was one of the founders of the human rights organization Mission Behind the Iron Curtain, a precursor to Stefanus Alliance International.