Sunniva Gylver

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Sunniva Gylver
Bishop of Oslo
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Church Church of Norway
Diocese Oslo
Elected5 December 2024
Predecessor Kari Veiteberg
Orders
Consecration23 February 2025
by  Olav Fykse Tveit [1]
Personal details
Born1967 (age 57–58) [2]
Denmark
Nationality Norwegian
Denomination Lutheran

Sunniva Gylver (born 1967) is a Norwegian Lutheran theologian and bishop. She has been the Bishop of Oslo in the Church of Norway since 2025.

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Life and career

Born in 1967, [2] in Denmark to Norwegian parents, Gylver grew up in Norway. [3] She was a priest in Fagerborg Church in Oslo, until her election as bishop. [4] She has been columnist for the newspapers Aftenposten and Vårt Land , and the magazine Familien . [3]

Her books include Åpen Himmel (2000) and Søndager med Sunniva (2009). [3]

Bishop

Gylver was elected as bishop of the Diocese of Oslo on 5 December 2024, succeeding Kari Veiteberg. [4]

She was consecrated as bishop on 23 February 2025. [1] [5]

References

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  3. 1 2 3 "Sunniva Gylver". vlforlag.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Sunniva Gylver er ny biskop i Oslo bispedømme" (in Norwegian). Den norske kirke. NTB. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Hopen, Ellinor (23 February 2025). "Oslos nye biskop vigslet med kongen til stede". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 February 2025.
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Oslo
2025–present		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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