Andreas Aarflot
{{short description|20th-century Norwegian bishop}}
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{{Infobox Christian leader
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| honorific-prefix = The Right Reverend
| name = Andreas Aarflot
| title = Bishop Emeritus of Oslo
Former Primate of the Church of Norway
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| church = Church of Norway
| term = 1977–1998
| predecessor = Kaare Støylen
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| successor = Gunnar Stålsett
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1928|07|01}}
| birth_place = Yiyang, Hunan, Republic of China
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Andreas Aarflot (born 1 July 1928) is a Norwegian theologian and bishop emeritus in the Church of Norway. He was bishop of Oslo from 1977 to 1998.
Early life
Aarflot was born in Yiyang, China where his mother and father served the Norwegian Missionary Society in the Hunan province. Aarflot earned his cand.theol. from MF Norwegian School of Theology (1951) and dr.theol. from University of Oslo (1970). Furthermore, he has studied in Heidelberg, England and the United States, has an honorary doctor's degree from St. Olaf College (1987) and is an honorary member of Finska kyrkohistoriska sälllskapet (1978).[http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Andreas_Aarflot/utdypning Norsk biografisk leksikon]
Aarflot has among other things worked for the Norwegian Seamen's Mission and the Norwegian Lutheran Inner Mission Society, and served as a priest in Røyken. He was connected{{Clarify|date=July 2011}} with the MF Norwegian School of Theology (1960), faculty lecturer (1968) and docent (1970) before he became a professor in 1976. The same year he was proclaimed bishop in the Diocese of Borg after Per Lønning withdrew as a protest on legalizing abortion. Aarflot was decorated as a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav in 1979.{{cite book|last=Torgersen|first=Rolf Normann|authorlink=Rolf Normann Torgersen|title=Ordener|year=1987|publisher=Nye Atheneum|location=Oslo|language=Norwegian|isbn=82-7334-148-8|page=189}}
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{{s-bef| before = Per Lønning}}
{{s-ttl| title = Bishop of Borg | years=1976–1978}}
{{s-aft| after = Gunnar Lislerud}}
{{s-bef| before = Kaare Støylen}}
{{s-ttl| title = Bishop of Oslo | years=1978–1998}}
{{s-aft| after = Gunnar Stålsett}}
{{s-bef| before = Kaare Støylen}}
{{s-ttl| title = Preses of the Church of Norway | years=1978–1998}}
{{s-aft| after = Odd Bondevik}}
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Category:Norwegian expatriates in China
Category:MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society alumni
Category:University of Oslo alumni
Category:Academic staff of the MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society
Category:20th-century Norwegian Lutheran bishops
Category:Norwegian expatriates in Germany