Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg
Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Borg | |
| Church | Church of Norway |
| Diocese | Borg |
| Elected | 10 February 2022 |
| Predecessor | Atle Sommerfeldt |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1999 |
| Consecration | 24 April 2022 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1970 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Alma mater | MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society |
Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg (born 31 July 1970) is a Norwegian Lutheran bishop. She has been the Bishop of Borg in the Church of Norway since 2022.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Lørenskog on 31 July 1970, Alvsvåg grew up in Råde. She graduated from the MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society in 1998, and was ordained as priest in 1999, as seamen's priest in Dubai, where she served from 1999 to 2002. Then followed a period as lecturer and councellor in Østfold, as provost in Sarpsborg (Søndre Borgesyssel) from 2012, and in Fredrikstad from 2020.[1]
Alvsvåg was elected as bishop of the Diocese of Borg on 10 February 2022.[2] succeeding Atle Sommerfeldt.[3] She was consecrated as bishop on 24 April 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ Elstad, Hallgeir. "Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "En biskop for vår tid" (in Norwegian). Church of Norway. NTB. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ Flottorp, Haakon; Elstad, Hallgeir. "Biskop". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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