Kaare Støylen (3 October 1909 – 22 August 1989) was a Norwegian

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and priest. He served as the

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of the

Diocese of Agder The Diocese of Agder og Telemark ( no, Agder og Telemark bispedømme) is a diocese of the Church of Norway, covering all of Agder county and most of Vestfold og Telemark county in Norway. The cathedral city is Kristiansand, Norway's fifth larges ...

from 1957-1973.

Personal life

Kaare Støylen was born in

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on 3 October 1909. He was the son of

Bernt Støylen Bernt Andreas Støylen (17 February 1858–18 November 1937) was a Norwegian theologian, psalmist, and Bishop in the Church of Norway. Personal life Støylen was born in Sande in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on 17 February 1858. He was ...

, the future Bishop of Kristiansand, and his wife Kamilla Karoline Heiberg. In 1932, he married Agnes Louise Rosario Stray, however she died in 1943. He then married Honoria Margrethe Faye in 1945. Kaare Støylen died on 22 August 1989 in

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Education and career

Kaare Støylen went to the Kristiansand Cathedral School in 1927. He went on to the

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, graduating in 1932 with a

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degree. Later in life, in 1957, he graduated from the same school with a

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degree. Støylen spent many years serving the

Norwegian Seamen's Church The Norwegian Church Abroad or ''The Norwegian Seamen’s Church'' ( no, Sjømannskirken) is a religious organisation serving Norwegians and other Scandinavians travelling abroad. Founded in 1864, The Norwegian Seamen’s Mission – Sjømannsmisjo ...

. He first served as an assistant priest at the Seamen's Church in

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from 1932 until 1935. After that, he moved to

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to work in the administrative offices of the Seamen's Church from 1935 until 1940. In 1940, he became an assistant priest at the

Bergen Cathedral Bergen Cathedral ( no, Bergen domkirke) is a cathedral in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Bjørgvin as well as the seat of the "Bergen domkirke" parish and the seat of the Bergen domprosti ...

. In 1946, he became a priest at the St. Jakob Church in Bergen. He also worked for the congregation of people who were

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that met Bergen. In 1955, he was appointed as the General Secretary of the Seamen's Church. He held this post until 1958 when he was appointed to serve as

of the

, based at the

Kristiansand Cathedral Kristiansand Cathedral ( no, Kristiansand domkirke) is a cathedral of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Kvadraturen area in the central part of the city of Kristiansand. It is the ch ...

. In 1973, after 15 years as bishop, he was appointed to be the new Bishop of the

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. As bishop, he was given the honor of

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the future King of Norway, Crown Prince

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, in the Palace Chapel in

in 1973. He was decorated as Commander with Star of the

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in 1975. He served as Bishop of Oslo until his retirement in 1977.

References

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