Leif Thor Olafsson, also Thorleiv Olavsson (died 1 Sep 1455), was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Viborg (1440–1451) and Bishop of Bjørgvin (1451–1455)."Bishop Leif Thor Olafsson" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016"Diocese of Viborg" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Viborg" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Bjørgvin (Bergen)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Selia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Biography In 1440, Leif Thor Olafsson was appointed during the papacy of Pope Eugene IV as Bishop of Viborg. On 14 Apr 1451, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Nicholas V as Bishop of Bjørgvin He served as Bishop of Bjørgvin until his death on 1 Sep 1455. at Munkeliv Abbey during an attack by Hanseatic merchants pursuing Olav Nilsson, commander of the royal castle in Bergen, who had sought sanctuary in the abbey. Olav Nilsson was also killed.
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