Sigurd Lunde was a Norwegian bishop.

He worked for the Norwegian Missionary Society

Norwegian Missionary Society

The Norwegian Missionary Society is a Norwegian missionary organization.It was started by a group of approx 180 people in the town of Stavanger in Norway in August 1842. The goal was to spread the Christian religion to other peoples, mainly in Africa...

 from 1942, and edited Norsk misjonstidende from 1946 and worked in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1952.
He was a teacher in the University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

's practical-theological seminary from 1957 to 1967. He was appointed as a curate

Curate

A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...

 in Ullern

Ullern

Ullern is an affluent borough of the city of Oslo, Norway.- History :The borough has its name from an old farm, Norse Ullarin. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the Norse god Ullr. The last element is vin, meaning pasture or meadow. In Medieval times, the farm belonged to the...

 in 1966, was promoted to vicar in 1971 and was bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger

Diocese of Stavanger

Stavanger is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers Rogaland. The cathedral city is Stavanger, and the bishop since 2009 is Erling Johan Pettersen.-History:...

 from 1977 to his retirement in 1986.

Lunde was also a psalm writer. He was the father of news anchor Einar Lunde.