Olav Skjevesland

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Right Reverend

Olav Skjevesland
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Olav Skjevesland (31 May 1942 – 8 September 2019) was a

Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway from 2006 until 2010.[2][3] During his time as a bishop, he was considered to be theologically conservative and he was opposed to letting gay priests serve in the church.[4]

Personal life

Olav Skjevesland was born on 31 May 1942 in Drøbak in the Frogn municipality of Akershus county, Norway.[2] His wife, Anne Katrine Skjevesland, died in 2009.[5]

Education and career

Skjevesland attended the

Kampen Church in Oslo. From 1976 until 1979, he became the resident chaplain at the Nøtterøy Church in Vestfold
county.

In 1981, he was hired as the

Diocese of Agder. In 2005, the diocese was renamed "Agder og Telemark" to fully represent the area that it covered. In 2006, he was elected for a four-year term as the Preses of the Bishops' Conference in the Church of Norway.[2]
In 2012, he retired from his job as bishop.

Works

  • Editor of Luthersk Kirketidende from 1976 to 1998
  • He wrote Tro og tradisjon i ny tid (2003)

References

  1. ^ Sævik, Tore Hjalmar (9 September 2019). "Biskop Olav Skjevesland er død" (in Norwegian). Dagen. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ^
    Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  3. ^ Sellevold, Terje (22 September 2012). "Skjevesland slutter som preses". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. ^ Magnus, Ingunn (9 May 2006). "Skjevesland ny preses". Idag.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  5. ^ Bjørnevik, Håvard (23 March 2009). "Anne Katrine Skjevesland er død". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 May 2017.
Church of Norway titles
Preceded by Bishop of Agder og Telemark
1998–2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Preses of the Church of Norway
2006–2010
Succeeded by