Per Oskar Kjølaas | |
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Bishop | |
(Photo: Kirkens informasjonstjeneste)
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Church | Church of Norway |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
In office | 2002-present |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kirkenes, Norway |
25 May 1948
Nationality | Norwegian |
Denomination | Christian |
Occupation | Priest |
Education | Cand.theol. (1974) |
Alma mater | MF Norwegian School of Theology |
Per Oskar Alfred Kjølaas (born 25 May 1948 in Kirkenes, Norway) is the current bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway.
Kjølaas studied at the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, having graduated with a cand.theol. degree in 1974, but also holds a certificate in Sami Language and Culture from the University of Oslo (1984, Minor in Sami Language and Culture).
He worked as a minister in northern Norway (Sortland, Kautokeino, and Karasjok), serving both as a vicar, rector/priest, and provost. He has also worked as a secretary to the bishop (Diocesan vicar) and held various positions as an educator and translator of the Bible into Sami languages.
Kjølaas was consecrated as a bishop in 2002.