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Atle Sommerfeldt

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The Right Reverend

Atle Sommerfeldt
Bishop of Borg
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseBorg
Elected28 October 2011
In office2012
PredecessorHelga 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 72)
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationLutheran
SpouseMarianne Uri - Øverland
Ordination history of
Atle Sommerfeldt
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAndreas Aarflot
DateJune 1982
PlaceOslo Cathedral
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorHelga Haugland Byfuglien
Co-consecratorsSolveig Fiske
Eva Brunne
Munib Younan
Date29 January 2012
PlaceFredrikstad 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

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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]

References

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  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.