Sunniva Gylver
Sunniva Gylver | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Oslo | |
| Church | Church of Norway |
| Diocese | Oslo |
| Elected | 5 December 2024 |
| Predecessor | Kari Veiteberg |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 23 February 2025 by Olav Fykse Tveit[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (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.
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
- ^ a b "Bispevigsling i Oslo". kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ a b Flottorp, Haakon; Elstad, Hallgeir. "Biskop". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sunniva Gylver". vlforlag.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Sunniva Gylver er ny biskop i Oslo bispedømme" (in Norwegian). Den norske kirke. NTB. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ Hopen, Ellinor (23 February 2025). "Oslos nye biskop vigslet med kongen til stede". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 February 2025.