- Per Oskar Kjølaas
Per Oskar Alfred Kjølaas (born
May 25 1948 inKirkenes ) is the currentbishop of theDiocese of Nord-Hålogaland in theChurch of Norway .Kjølaas studied at the
MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, having graduated ascand. theol. in 1974, but also holds a certificate in Sami Language and Culture from theUniversity of Oslo (1984, Minor in Sami Language and Culture).He worked as a minister in northern Norway (
Sortland ,Kautokeino andKarasjok ), 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 theBible intoSami languages .Kjølaas was consecrated as a bishop in 2002.
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