Per Oskar Kjølaas
Male, Person
1948 –
Who is Per Oskar Kjølaas?
Per Oskar Alfred Kjølaas is the current bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway.
Kjølaas studied at the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, having graduated with a cand.theol. degree in 1974, but also holds a certificate in Sami Language and Culture from the University of Oslo.
He worked as a minister in northern Norway, serving both as a vicar, rector/priest, and provost. He has also worked as a secretary to the bishop and held various positions as an educator and translator of the Bible into Sami languages.
Kjølaas was consecrated as a bishop in 2002.
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- Born
- May 25, 1948
Kirkenes - Education
- MF Norwegian School of Theology
- University of Oslo
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on July 23, 2013
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