Right Reverend Olav Skjevesland | |
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| Bishop of Agder og Telemark Primate of the Church of Norway | |
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| Church | Church of Norway |
| Diocese | Diocese of Agder og Telemark |
| Appointed | 1998 |
| In office | 1998–2012 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1999 by Odd Bondevik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1942 |
| Died | 8 September 2019 (aged 77)[1] |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Denomination | Christian |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Education | Cand.theol. (1967) |
| Alma mater | Menighetsfakultet |
Olav Skjevesland (31 May 1942 – 8 September 2019) was a Norwegian theologian and priest. He was the Bishop of the Diocese of Agder og Telemark from 1998 until his retirement in 2012, and since that time he was a Bishop Emeritus. He was also the Preses (Primus inter pares, "first among equals") and thus presided over the Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway from 2006 until 2010.[2][3] During his time as a bishop, he was considered to be theologically conservative and he was opposed to letting gay priests serve in the church.[4]
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- ^ Sellevold, Terje (22 September 2012). "Skjevesland slutter som preses". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ Magnus, Ingunn (9 May 2006). "Skjevesland ny preses". Idag.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.