Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes (born 21 July 1956) is a Norwegian bishop of the
Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland
Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covers the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is headquartered in the town of Bodø at Bodø Cathedral, the seat of the ...
. She succeeded
Tor Berger Jørgensen on 24 January 2016. Before she became a bishop, Jusnes was the Dean of Lofoten for eight years, and had previously also been a member and politician of the Labor Party in
Flakstad
Flakstad is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of the island group Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ramberg. Other villages include Fredvang, Napp, Nusfjord ...
.
Biography
Jusnes was ordained a priest in 1984 and has worked as a priest in Hamar and the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. She spent the majority of her priesthood in
Lofoten
Lofoten () is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolvà ...
, with two periods as a pastor in Flakstad and eight years as a Dean.
Ann-Helen Fjelstad Jusnes was nominated as a candidate to succeed
Tor Berger Jørgensen as
Bishop of Sør-Hålogaland in 2015, and received the greatest support from all candidates in all consultation rounds. On 17 September she was elected bishop by the church council, being the fourth person, and first woman, to be elected by the church council since gaining autonomy from the Norwegian government.
"Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes ny biskop i Sør-Hålogaland"
'' Church of Norway'', Oslo, 17 September 2015. Retrieved on 13 August 2017.
References
1956 births
Living people
Bishops of Sør-Hålogaland
21st-century Lutheran bishops
Women Lutheran bishops
21st-century Norwegian women
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