Background
He was born in Levanger as a son of educators Matias Skard (1846–1927) and Gyda Christensen (1868–1916).
He was born in Levanger as a son of educators Matias Skard (1846–1927) and Gyda Christensen (1868–1916).
University of Oslo.
He finished his secondary education at Kristiansand Cathedral School in 1916, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the candidate.theol. degree in 1922. He was hired as a headmaster at Stord Teacher"s College in 1923 instead of working as a priest, but did study church history. He was finally ordained in 1932, and became vicar in Sigdal–Eggedal in the same year.
In 1938 he moved to Saint Jacob"s Church in Bergen, and in 1946 he became curate in Uranienborg.
From 1948 to his death in July 1961 he served as the bishop of the Diocese of Tunsberg. He also wrote books