Johan Arnt Wenaas
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Johan Arnt Wenaas (16 May 1941 – 28 July 2015) was a Norwegian priest.
He was born in Hægebostad, and took the cand.theol. degree at the MF Norwegian School of Theology in 1966. He was ordained as a priest in 1967, worked as a curate in Jeløy from 1968 to 1974, and priest at Lovisenberg Hospital from 1974 to 1980. He was superintendent and director of the Deaconess House (now: Lovisenberg Diaconal University College) from 1980 to 1992 and secretary-general of the Social Service of the Church of Norway from 1992 to 2008. He released multiple books. He died in July 2015 in Hvitsten.[1]
References
- ^ "Johan Arnt Wenaas". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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