Per Oskar Kjølaas

Per Oskar Alfred Kjølaas (born May 25, 1948 in Kirkenes) is the current bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway.^[1]

Kjølaas studied at the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, having graduated as cand. theol. in 1974, but also holds a certificate in Sami Language and Culture from the University of Oslo (1984, Minor in Sami Language and Culture).

He worked as a minister in northern Norway (Sortland, Kautokeino and Karasjok), serving both as a vicar, rector/priest and provost. He has also worked as a secretary to the bishop (Diocesan vicar) and held various positions as an educator and translator of the Bible into Sami languages.

Kjølaas was consecrated as a bishop in 2002.

References

^ Per Oskar Kjølaas in Store norske leksikon (Norwegian)

External links

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Preceded by Ola Steinholt	Bishop of Nord-Hålogaland 2002–present	Incumbent

Bishops and dioceses of Norway

Church of Norway — Agder and Telemark: Olav Skjevesland · Bjørgvin: Halvor Nordhaug · Borg: Helga H. Byfuglien · Hamar: Solveig Fiske · Møre: Ingeborg Midttømme · Nidaros: Tor Singsaas · Nord-Hålogaland: Per Oskar Kjølaas · Oslo: Ole Christian Kvarme · Stavanger: Erling Pettersen · Sør-Hålogaland: Tor Berger Jørgensen · Tunsberg: Laila Riksaasen Dahl
Catholic bishops in Norway — Oslo: Bernt Eidsvig · Tromsø: Berislav Grgić · Trondheim: Sede vacante

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Name	Kjoelaas, Per Oskar
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Date of birth	May 25, 1948
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