Helga Haugland Byfuglien
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Helga Haugland Byfuglien (born 1950 in Bergen) is a female Norwegian bishop in the Church of Norway
. She holds the Diocese of Borg
.
She was appointed on 23 September 2005 by King Harald V, and was consecrated and installed in office on 11 December 2005 at Fredrikstad
Cathedral. She held the position as Secretary General of the Norwegian YMCA-YWCA. She was the parish priest in Nidaros Diocese from 1978 to 1986 and in Ås parish in the Borg Diocese from 1986 to 1993. From 1993 till 1997 she was chaplain in the Borg Diocese.
Church of Norway
The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...
. She holds the Diocese of Borg
Diocese of Borg
Borg is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The diocese includes parishes in the counties of Østfold and Akershus, excluding Asker and Bærum . It was created in 1969 by separation from the Diocese of Oslo. The cathedral city is Fredrikstad....
.
She was appointed on 23 September 2005 by King Harald V, and was consecrated and installed in office on 11 December 2005 at Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
Cathedral. She held the position as Secretary General of the Norwegian YMCA-YWCA. She was the parish priest in Nidaros Diocese from 1978 to 1986 and in Ås parish in the Borg Diocese from 1986 to 1993. From 1993 till 1997 she was chaplain in the Borg Diocese.