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Ordination of Elling Eielsen
- When
- 1843
- Where
- United States
Elling Eielsen was formally ordained as a Lutheran minister in 1843 by Francis Arnold Hoffmann, a German Lutheran pastor.
Eielsen, who had immigrated to the United States in 1839, was ordained in 1843. This event established him as the first Norwegian Lutheran minister in the United States. The ordination was performed by Francis Arnold Hoffmann, a German Lutheran pastor.
Sources
- Elling Eielsen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-25
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