- Laila Riksaasen Dahl
Lailia Riksaasen Dahl (born
March 7 1947 inOslo ) is the currentbishop of theDiocese of Tunsberg in theChurch of Norway .Riksaasen Dahl is a graduate from both the
University of Oslo (1970,cand.mag. degree) andMF Norwegian School of Theology (1990,cand.theol. degree). Dahl worked as a teacher from 1970 to 1980, and as a Christian educator (cathecist ) from 1980 to 1984. She held teaching positions at theMF Norwegian School of Theology , asassistant professor from 1984 to 1986 andassociate professor from 1990 to 1995 in the field ofChristian Education .From 1995 to 2002 she worked first as a
vicar and then as apriest before being appointed bishop in 2002. She was consecrated as a bishop onFebruary 9 ,2003 as the second female bishop in the history of Norway.References
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