Ernst Oddvar Baasland
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Diocese of Stavanger
Stavanger is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers Rogaland. The cathedral city is Stavanger, and the bishop since 2009 is Erling Johan Pettersen.-History:...
in the Church of Norway
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from 1998 to 2009. He resigned from his position on June 15, 2009, following the Baasland case involving his son Bjarte Baasland
Bjarte Baasland
Bjarte Baasland is a former Norwegian businessman and convicted fraudster.He became famous in Norway in connection with the Baasland case in the autumn of 2008, when it was revealed that he had gambled away almost that he borrowed from family friends and banks...
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Biography
Baasland graduated from the Misjonsskolen and MF Norwegian School of TheologyMF Norwegian School of Theology
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with a cand.theol.
Cand.theol.
Candidatus theologiæ , Candidata theologiæ , abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six year higher education in theology in Denmark and Norway. In Norway, the title has remained after the "Quality Reform", though it is equivalent to a Master of...
degree in 1970. He became dr.theol. in 1981, and graduated from the Practical Theological Seminary at MF in 1984.
He first served in the army as an Army Chaplain
Chaplain
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(1971–72) in Bodø
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is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
before returning to MF Norwegian School of Theology
MF Norwegian School of Theology
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where he became a research fellow
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1972-75, and had different positions as a lecturer before finished his doctorate in the New Testament
New Testament
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in 1981 and becoming a professor
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in the New Testament
New Testament
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in 1984. He stayed in this position until becoming ordained as a priest and consecrated a bishop
Bishop
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in the diocese of Stavanger
Diocese of Stavanger
Stavanger is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers Rogaland. The cathedral city is Stavanger, and the bishop since 2009 is Erling Johan Pettersen.-History:...
in 1998.