Solveig Fiske

Solveig Fiske
Photo: Kirkens informasjonstjeneste

Solveig Fiske (born October 26, 1952 in Frei (now part of Kristiansund ), Møre og Romsdal ) is a Norwegian Lutheran clergyman. Since 2006 she has been bishop in the Hamar diocese of the Church of Norway .

Fiske graduated from the Theological College ( Menighetsfakultetet ) in Oslo in 1990 . She then did an internship in 1981 and worked in the church assembly ( Kirkemøtet ). From 1982 she was chaplain in the Elverum parish . In 1994 she became a pastor in the parish of Løten . From 1998 to 2002 she was honorary chairwoman of the Norwegian Theological Association ( Norsk kvinnelig teologiforening ). In October 2006 she was appointed bishop by the government and was appointed to her office on December 17, 2006.

Already in 2006 she spoke out in favor of the church blessing of same-sex couples and in 2013 she belonged to the majority in the Bishops' Council, which made church marriage possible for same-sex marriages.

See also

• List of Bishops in the Church of Norway

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vil vie homofile  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Vårt land, May 15, 2007, accessed July 22, 2012  

Web links

• Norwegian Church: Solveig Fiske
• Article . In: Store norske leksikon (Norwegian).