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Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

held elections on September 11 and 12 2011. The election dates and poll stations were the same as those of the municipal elections for Norway). The nation's 11 '' bishoprics'' were elected.

Diocesan councils

In the Church of the campaign was created two lists of recommendations of candidates to vote for, one from the campaign, "Grandfather Child" and one from the alliance, "Raus national church." Among the 77 representatives were elected, was 34 on the list to sire children, while 29 were on the list to Generous national church.

Results of direct elections

55 representatives were elected to the country's 11 diocesan council in the direct election round. 32 of the representatives were re-elected from the previous period. 53% of the elected representatives are women, and the average age is 47.4 years. *

Diocese of Oslo Oslo bishopric is the Church of Norway's bishopric for the municipalities of Oslo, Asker and Bærum. It is one of Norway's five traditional bishoprics and was founded around the year 1070. History Oslo was established as a diocese in 1068. It ...

** Frederick Arstad, student, Klemetsrud, 22 years ** Marius Berge Eide, student, Frogner, 21år ** Kristin Gunleiksrud, advisor, Asker, 50 years ** Karin -Elin Berg, senior adviser, Mark, 33 years ** Harald Hegstad, Professor, Mortensrud, 51 ** Knut Lundby, Professor, Haslum, 63 years **

Aud Kvalbein Aud Kvalbein (born 4 May 1948) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. From 1997 to 2000, du ...

, deputy mayor, Nordstrand, 63 years *

Diocese of Hamar The Diocese of Hamar ( no, Hamar Bispedømme) is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner in Viken county. Administratively, the diocese is divided ...

** Ingrun Jule, department, Elverum, 40 years ** Sigmund Rye Berg, retired, Stange, 72 years ** Anne-Lise Brenna Ording, occupational therapist, Wings, 24 years ** Reidar Asgard, Chairman, Southern Elvdal, 68 years ** Eleanor Brenna, student / environmental therapist, Brøttum, 52 years ** Tori Kristiansen, kindergarten boards, Vardal, 50 years ** Roald Braathen, retirement, Brandbu, 65 years *

Diocese of Stavanger The Diocese of Stavanger ( no, Stavanger bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers all of Rogaland county in western Norway. The cathedral city is Stavanger, where the Stavanger Cathedral is located. The bishop is Anne Li ...

** Svein Arne Lindø, care manager, Riska, 58 years ** Marie Klakegg Gras Tveit, finance trainee, Viking and Orstad, 26 years ** Liv Hjørdis Glette, teacher, Our Saviour (Haugesund), 52 years ** Leif Christian Andersen, nurse, Bekkefaret, 26 years ** Silje Arnevik Barkved, theology student, Lura, 25 years ** Tor Soppeland, farmer, Årdal, 63 years ** Gyrid Espeland, Section Chief, Eigerøy, 58 years * Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland ** Einar Bovim, Assistant Professor, Narvik, 31 years ** Day Jostein Fjærvoll, retirement, Hadsel 64 years of ** Mari Haave Dvergsdal, student, Bodin, 21 years ** Reimar Brown, principal, Øksnes, 59 years ** Tanja Nyjordet, supervisor, northern Rana, 44 years ** Marit Hermstad, department, Sandnessjøen, 57 years ** Trude Stensvik Kaspersen, accountant, Henningsvær, 37 * North Hålogaland ** Gunhild Marie Andreassen, personnel manager, Kvaløy, 42 years ** Andreas Gotliebsen, student, Kanebogen, 23 years ** Nils N. Mathis Eira, bus driver/owner, Kautokeino, 67 years ** Geir Ludvigsen, university, Tromsø Cathedral, 43 ** Mette-Marit Sørum Granerud, lecturer, Alta, 53 years ** Anne Marie Hill, Assistant Professor, Kvæfjord, 67 years ** Jarle-Wilfred Andreassen, department, Nesseby, 53 years These dioceses had direct election of four members, indirect election of three members: *

Diocese of Borg Borg is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The diocese includes parishes in the counties of Østfold and Akershus, excluding Asker and Bærum. It was created in 1969 by separation from the Diocese of Oslo. The cathedral city is Fredrikstad. Fredr ...

** Brown Anne Andersen, teacher/counselor, Kråkerøy 62 years ** Frøydis Ingjerd No, student, Hurdal, 24 years ** Aarflot Andreas Henriksen, student, Hillsborough, 22 years ** Jofrid Trandem Myhre, head/senior tax lawyer, Jeløy, 47 years *

Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg ...

** Ola Torgeir Lånke, former Member of Parliament, Rennebu, 63 years ** Solveig Kopperstad Bratseth, senior advisor NAV, Tempe, 53 years ** Trude Holm, county council group leader, Stiklestad, 59 years ** Grete Folden, farmer / general manager, Beitstad, 43 These dioceses had direct election of three members, indirect election of four members: * Diocese of Tunsberg ** Harald Askeland, Professor, Torød, 48 years ** Ingjerd Sørhaug Bratsberg, teacher / nurse, Sande, 43 ** Hilde-Solveig Trøgstad Johnsen, student, Lier, 21 years *

Diocese of Agder og Telemark 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 ...

** Øivind Benestad, Information Officer, Vågsbygd, 57 years **

Jan Olav Olsen Jan Olav Olsen (born 29 September 1950 in Arendal) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005. Olsen held various positions in Gjerst ...

, the principal, Gjerstad, 61 ** Kjetil Drangsholt, doctor, Cathedral, 61 *

Diocese of Bjorgvin In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

** Cathrine Halstensen, einingsleiar, Bergen Cathedral, 33 **

Egil Morland Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse. It may refer to: Characters *Egil (Hymiskvida), farmer in the poem ''Hymiskvida'' *Egil, brother of Volund, hero of Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga *Egil One-Hand, hero from the ...

, college professor, Mountain, 61 ** Nils Dagestad, farmer / pensioner, Voss, 68 years *

Diocese of Møre The Diocese of Møre ( no, Møre bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway which geographically consists of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Its bishop is seated at the Molde Cathedral which is located in the county administrative center ...

Modulf Aukan Modulf Aukan (born 24 February 1948 in Tustna) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as a representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001, 2001&nd ...

, farmer, Tustna, 63 years ** Målfrid Synnøve Isene, student, Volda, 22 years ** Lisbeth May Hovlid Aurdal, mission consultant, Sykkylven, 52 years

Results from indirect ballot

22 employees' representatives, one from representant Deaf Church and 3 Sami representatives were elected by their own choice. The bishop of each diocese has a permanent place in the Diocesan Council. In addition, selected the newly elected parish councils in the six dioceses of the 22 representatives in the indirect election round. *

**Priest: Anne Berit Løvstad Evangeline, chaplain, Rødtvedt ** Children's Church staff: Elin Oveland, religious education director, Østenstad ** Deaf Church : Knut Rune Saltnes ** Bishop: Ole Christian Kvarme *

** Priest: Ole Kristian Farmer, pastor, Elverum ** Children's Church staff: Dag Landmark, churchwarden, Gjøvik ** Bishop :

Solveig Fiske Solveig Margrete Fiske (born 26 October 1952) is a theologian and bishop emerita in the Church of Norway, serving as the bishop of Hamar between 2006 and 2022, when she retired. Originally from Frei in Møre og Romsdal, she graduated from the ...

** Priest: Berit Magnhild Espeseth, pastor, Sørnes ** Children's Church staff: Terje Fjeldheim, churchwarden, Tysvær ** Bishop: Erling J. Pettersen *

Diocese of South Hålogaland In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

** Priest: Kristine Sandmæl, pastor, Vogan ** Children's Church staff: Arne Tveit, churchwarden, Vestvågøy ** Sami Representative: Mareno Mikkelsen ** Bishop:

Tor Berger Jørgensen Tor Berger Jørgensen (born 27 December 1945 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian bishop who until 2015 was Bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway. Appointed in 2019, he now serves as the Bishop of the Lutheran Church in ...

Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland Nord-Hålogaland ( no, Nord-Hålogaland bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers the Church of Norway churches in Troms og Finnmark county as well as in the territory of Svalbard. The diocese is seated in the city of Tromsø ...

** Priest: Sigurd Skollevoll, Dean, Senja ** Children's Church staff: Oddhild Klevberg, catechist, Alta ** Sami Representative: Liv Eli Holmestrand ** Bishop:

Per Oskar Kjølaas Per Oskar Alfred Kjølaas (born 25 May 1948 in Kirkenes, Norway) was the bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway from 2002 until 2014. Kjølaas studied at the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, having graduated wit ...

** Priest: Arne Risholm Leon, pastor, Greåker ** Children's Church staff: Jan-Erik Sundby, churchwarden, Sarpsborg ** Bishop: Atle Sommerfeldt ** Erling Birkedal, researcher, Nittedal ** Bjorn Solberg, principal, Mysen ** Anne Gangnes Kleiven, teacher, Romskog *

** Priest: Kjartan Bergslid, pastor, South Innherad ** Children's Church staff: Helge Nilsen, churchwarden, Åfjord ** Sami Representative: Nils Bertil Inari Jønsson ** Bishop: Thu Singsaas ** Agnes Sophie Gjeset, year-Seamen's Church, Fosnes ** Gabriel Eikli, senior, Orkdal ** Gunnar Winther, head of the unit, Steinkjer * Diocese of Tunsberg ** Priest: Silvie Kristin Lewin, Vicar, Ramnes ** Children's Church staff: Kjell Fred Dekko, churchwarden, Al ** Bishop:

Laila Riksaasen Dahl Laila Riksaasen Dahl (born 7 March 1947, in Oslo) is a Norwegian theologian who served as bishop of the Diocese of Tunsberg in the Church of Norway from 2002 to 2014. Dahl is a graduate from both the University of Oslo (1970, cand.mag. degree) a ...

** Ingvild Kaslegard, teacher / Gestalt, Al ** Merethe Kjønnø Dahl, supervisor, Horten ** Kjell Rune Wirges, const. section, Nanset ** Ingjerd Breian Hedberg, indep. employed, Sem *

** Priest: Berit Bowerbank, pastor, Sauherad and Nes ** Children's Church staff: Geir Ivar Bjerkestrand, organist, Froland ** Bishop: Olav Skjevesland ** Torstein Nordal, student, Nissedal ** Karen Junker, Director of Education, Barbu ** Berit Haugland, college lecturer, Kragerø ** Martin Jakobsen, student, Oddernes *

** Priest: Ivar Braut, pastor, Birkeland ** Children's Church staff: Tone Synnøve Øygard Steinkopf, cantor, Vaksdal ** Bishop:

Halvor Nordhaug Halvor Nordhaug (born 26 February 1953) is a Norwegian Bishop in the Lutheran Church of Norway. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin in 2008 and has served in that capacity since that time. Nordhaug is the son of bishop Ole Nordha ...

** Inger Helene Something Violence Nordeide, development manager, Forde ** Julie Ane Odegaard, PhD, Løvstakksiden ** Berit Nøst Dale, college lecturer, Meland ** Kari Synnøve Muri, physiotherapist / Public Health Coordinator, Olden *

** Priest: Per Eilert Orten, pastor, Aure ** Children's Church staff: Kari Vatne, church educator, Spjelkavik ** Bishop :

Ingeborg Midttømme Ingeborg Synnøve Midttømme (born 1961) is a Norwegian Lutheran bishop for the Diocese of Møre in the Church of Norway. Midttømme was born in Oslo, Norway on 20 November 1961. She has been the Bishop since 2008. She was elected as the first f ...

** Eldar Husøy, teacher, Ulstein ** Ann-Kristin Sørvik, verger / indep. employed, Bremsnes ** Hilde Bergsfjord Brunvoll, teacher / artist, Bolsøy ** Marianne Hermann Brekken, student, Myrbostad

Commentaries to the elections

"Two movements have, as in 2009, made their mark before the elections ... regarding homosexuality and questions about '' ekteskapsliturgi'' for gay people. The one group calls itself MorFarBarn while the counterpart calls itself Raus folkekirke "

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Commentaries to the elections

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