Erling Pettersen

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Erling J. Pettersen

Erling Johan Pettersen (born February 21, 1950 in Bergen ) is a bishop emeritus of the Lutheran Church of Norway .

Career

Pettersen studied at the Theological College ( Menighetsfakultetet ) in Oslo until 1977 . He then taught ethics at the University of Oslo from 1977 to 1978 and was a consultant at the social school of the Diakonheims ( Det norske Diakonhjem ) in Oslo from 1977 to 1979. On July 1, 1979 he was ordained a pastor.

From 1979 to 1985 he was responsible for confirmation work in the Church Council ( Kirkerådet ), and from 1989 to 1996 he headed the IKO ( Kirkelig pedagogisk senter ) institute. Between 1996 and 2006 he was director of Kirkerådet , the highest governing body of the Church of Norway. From 2007 to 2009 he headed the parish in Oslo-Nordstrand .

Pettersen gained experience abroad, in the USA in 1967/68, 1988 and 2000; at the Bavarian State Church in 1976; as a missionary in Joinville , Brazil 1985–1989.

Erling Pettersen has been married since 1971 and has two daughters and two grandchildren.

Nominations for the episcopate

In 2002 Pettersen ran for the first time for the highest office in the Diocese of Tunsberg , and in 2004 he applied for the Diocese of Oslo . However, the successful competitor Ole Christian Kvarme was unusually not appointed unanimously by the government. The ministers Per-Kristian Foss ( cons. ) And Odd Einar Dørum ( lib. ) Voted for Pettersen. Dørum argued that Pettersen represented the diversity of the city of Oslo and stood for the willingness to include homosexuals in all areas of church life.

On June 19, 2009, Pettersen was appointed Bishop of Stavanger by the government, although his competitor Kjetil Aano had a clear majority in the Bishops' Conference and Council of Churches. Pettersen's positive attitude towards homosexuality in the church had no meaning, said Minister of Culture and Church Trond Giske later on record.

On November 8, 2009 Pettersen was installed in the Stavanger Domkirke in his office. He retired on March 1, 2017.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ole Andreas Husøy: Erling J. Pettersen ny biskop i Stavanger Kristelig pressekontor, June 18, 2009, accessed July 22, 2012
  2. ^ Rebekka Joswig: Giske: Homo-standpunkt ikke årsak til utvenvelsen . In: Vårt land , June 19, 2009, accessed July 27, 2018.

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personal data
SURNAME Pettersen, Erling
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pettersen, Erling Johan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian clergyman, Bishop of Stavanger
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Bergen (Norway)