Olav Skjevesland
Olav Skjevesland (born May 31, 1942 in Drøbak ; † September 8, 2019 ) was a bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway until his retirement in 2012 .
Skjevesland studied Protestant theology at the Menighetsfakultet (parish faculty ) in Oslo and passed the theological candidate exam in 1967. After his ordination in 1969 he worked in parishes in Oslo and Nøtterøy and as a lecturer at the Diakonhjemmet . In 1979 he returned to the Menighets Faculty as a lecturer and worked there from 1981 as rector of the practical theological seminar, from 1994 as professor of practical theology . In 1998 he was elected bishop of the southern Norwegian diocese of Agder (since 2005 diocese of Agder and Telemark ). He took office on January 1, 1999 and retired in 2012. From 2006 to 2010 he was elected chairman of the Bishops' Conference (Norw. Preses i bispemøtet ).
Fonts (selection)
- Levende kirke. Om nådegaver, tjenester and menighetsbygging. Luther, Oslo 1984.
- Huset av levende steiner. En teologi for menighetsoppbygging. Verbum, Oslo 1993.
- Det skapende orders. En prekenlære. Universitetsforlaget, Oslo 1995; 2nd edition 1997.
- Morgendagens menighet ledelse og livsform. Verbum, Oslo 1998.
- Tro and tradisjon i ny tid. Kirken ved et tideverv. Luther, Oslo 2003.
Web links
- Short biography on the diocese website
- Article . In: Store norske leksikon (Norwegian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skjevesland, Olav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Drøbak |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 2019 |