Solveig Fiske

The Right Reverend Solveig Fiske
Bishop of Hamar
Church	Church of Norway
Diocese	Hamar
Elected	13 October 2006
Installed	17 December 2006 (2006-12-17)
Term ended	31 October 2022
Predecessor	Rosemarie Köhn
Successor	Ole Kristian Bonden
Orders
Consecration	17 December 2006 by  Olav Skjevesland
Personal details
Born	Solveig Magrete Fiske (1952-10-26) 26 October 1952 (age 72) Frei Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Lutheran
Spouse	Guttorm Eidslott
Education	MF Norwegian School of Theology

Solveig Margrete Fiske (born 26 October 1952) is a theologian and bishop emerita in the Church of Norway, serving as the bishop of Hamar between 2006 and 2022, when she retired.

Originally from Frei Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, she graduated from the Free Faculty of Theology (now the MF Norwegian School of Theology) in 1980, and completed her practical examinations there in 1981. She briefly worked as a consultant for the Church Council in 1981, followed by an assignment to the parish for Elverum Municipality as a chaplain between 1982 and 1994. ^[1] In 1994, she became the parish priest in Løten Municipality, a position she held for 12 years. ^[2]

Fiske was consecrated as bishop of the Diocese of Hamar, the diocese encompassing both Elverum and Løten, on 17 December 2006 (2006-12-17). As bishop of Hamar, she succeeded the first female bishop in the church of Norway, Rosemarie Köhn, and became the fourth woman to be ordained bishop in Norway. Olav Skjevesland, bishop in the Diocese of Agder and Telemark, officiated at her consecration. On 25 December 2006 (2006-12-25), she went public with the view that the Church of Norway should develop a church liturgy for the establishment of same-sex partnerships. ^[3] Following Norway's starting to certify same-sex marriages in 2009, the Church of Norway adopted a new liturgy suitable for wedding same-sex couples in 2017. ^[4]

Fiske retired from active duty on 31 October 2022, after reaching the age limit of 70 years five days earlier.

Appointments

In addition to her pastoral assignments, she has served in a number of committees and councils, notably:

• As member of the church council for the Diocese of Hamar
• The regional board in the Norwegian ministerial association
• Since 1982, as a member of the parish council for Løten and Elverum
• A number of church task forces related to the role of women in religious life
• Since 2004, chair of the board of the church's resource center against violence and sexual assault

References

• Biography by the diocese of Hamar

Citations

1. "Solveig Fiske (CV)" (PDF). Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
2. "Solveig har vært prest for alle i Løten". Østlendingen. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
3. "Støtter partnerskap". Aftenposten.no. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
4. "Homofile i kirken - 1992-2021". Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

Religious titles
Preceded by Rosemarie Köhn	Bishop of the Diocese of Hamar 2006–present	Incumbent