Helga Haugland Byfuglien
| The Right Reverend Helga Haugland Byfuglien | |
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| Primate of the Church of Norway | |
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| Elected |
21 October 2010 (As elected Preses) 2012 (As permanent Preses) |
| Predecessor | Olav Skjevesland |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 11 December 2005 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 22, 1950 Bergen, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Previous post | Bishop of Borg (2005-2012) |
Helga Haugland Byfuglien (born 1950[1] in Bergen) is a bishop in the Church of Norway. She is the Preses of the Norwegian Bishops' Conference, and prior to that, she was the Bishop of the Diocese of Borg.
She was appointed on 23 September 2005[2] by King Harald V, and was consecrated and installed in office on 11 December 2005 at Fredrikstad Cathedral. She held the position as Secretary General of the Norwegian YMCA-YWCA.[3] She was the parish priest in Nidaros Diocese from 1978 to 1986 and in Ås parish in the Borg Diocese from 1986 to 1993. From 1993 till 1997 she was chaplain in the Borg Diocese.
References
- ↑ Biskop som programvert NRK
- ↑ Glad for å bli gammel Vårt Land
- ↑ New Bishop of Borg Diocese Church of Norway
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| Preceded by Olav Skjevesland |
Preses of the Church of Norway Since 2010 |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Ole Christian Kvarme |
Bishop of Borg 2005–2011 |
Succeeded by Atle Sommerfeldt |
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