Atle Sommerfeldt

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Atle Sommerfeldt
Bishop of Borg
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Church Church of Norway
Diocese Borg
Elected28 October 2011
In office2012
Predecessor Helga Haugland Byfuglien
Orders
OrdinationJune 1982
by  Andreas Aarflot
Consecration29 January 2012
by  Helga Haugland Byfuglien
Personal details
Born (1951-11-22) 22 November 1951 (age 71)
Nationality Norwegian
Denomination Lutheran
SpouseMarianne Uri - Øverland
Ordination history of
Atle Sommerfeldt
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Andreas Aarflot
DateJune 1982
Place Oslo Cathedral
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator Helga Haugland Byfuglien
Co-consecrators Solveig Fiske
Eva Brunne
Munib Younan
Date29 January 2012
Place Fredrikstad Cathedral

Atle Sommerfeldt (born 22 November 1951) is a Norwegian prelate, who resigned from being the Bishop of Borg late in 2021. Prior to becoming a bishop, he was Secretary General of the Norwegian Church Aid from 1994 to 2012. [1]

Biography

Sommerfeldt was appointed Bishop of Borg on 28 October 2011 and was consecrated bishop on 29 January 2012 in Fredrikstad Cathedral. Sommerfeldt holds a degree in theology gained in 1980. He has previously been a priest in the Diocese of Oslo (1982-1984), general secretary of the Botswana Christian Council (1989-1993) and general secretary of the Council on Ecumenical and International Relations of the Church of Norway (1993–94). [2]

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References

  1. "Ny Borg-biskop: – Jeg vil snakke de utstøttes sak", NRK . Retrieved on 13 August 2017.
  2. "Biskopen i Borg", Church of Norway . Retrieved on 13 August 2017.