Bernt Ivar Eidsvig

Norwegian bishop
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Summary

Bernt Ivar Eidsvig was born on September 12, 1953[1], in Rjukan[2]. He has worked as a Catholic priest[3], theologian[4], and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (194 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Norway[7]
  • Educated at: University of Oslo[8]
  • Member of: Norwegian Young Conservatives[9]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Commons category: Bernt Ivar Eidsvig[12]
  • Religious order: Canons Regular of Saint Augustine[13]
  • Family name: Eidsvig[14]
  • Given name: Bernt[15], Ivar[16]
  • Described by source: Hvem er Hvem? (2008)[17]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Norwegian[18]
  • Consecrator: Gerhard Schwenzer[19], John Willem Gran[20], Anders Arborelius[21]

Why It Matters

Bernt Ivar Eidsvig has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Bernt Ivar Eidsvig born?

Bernt Ivar Eidsvig's place of birth was Rjukan[2].

What did Bernt Ivar Eidsvig do for work?

Bernt Ivar Eidsvig worked as a Catholic priest[3], theologian[4], and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did Bernt Ivar Eidsvig go to school?

Bernt Ivar Eidsvig was educated at University of Oslo[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'nl', 'no', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ source for place of birth, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot "
  2. 9w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consecrator → Gerhard Schwenzer, John Willem Gran, Anders Arborelius
    Given name → Bernt, Ivar
    Family name → Eidsvig
    Place of birth → Rjukan
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||mul */ hvem er hvem 2008 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/5442a7b8e6a|details]])"
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