Strendur
Strendur () is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord. It is the seat and main settlement of the Sjóvar Municipality.
The 2012 population was 785. Its postal code is FO 490. ''Strendur'' means ''be ...
) is the first bishop of the independent
Church of the Faroe Islands
The Church of the Faroe Islands (; ), also known as the Faroese People's Church, is the established church and the largest religious organization in the Faroe Islands. It is an Evangelical Lutheran church, continuing the Lutheran tradition esta ...
.
Biography
Fríðriksson was born on 19 February 1957 to Frederik and Elsebeth Malena Johansen. As a young man he was a sailor and in 1985 graduated in theology from
Aarhus University
Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...
. He served as a parish priest in the local church in the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...
from February 1986. From 1992 to 2007 he was parish priest of the churches in
Skála
Skála (reclaimed its original name ''Skála'' as opposed to incorrect ''Skáli'' in 2011;Landverk
,
Strendur
Strendur () is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord. It is the seat and main settlement of the Sjóvar Municipality.
The 2012 population was 785. Its postal code is FO 490. ''Strendur'' means ''be ...
,
Selatrað
Selatrað () is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Sjóvar Municipality. The name ''Selatrað'' refers to ''a breeding place for seals''.
The 2010 population was 38. Its postal code is FO 497. The village's church, ...
and
Oyndarfjørður
Oyndarfjørður () is a village on the northeastern coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality.
The 2020 population was 143. Its postal code is FO 690. The town's church dates from 1838. It is famous for two rinkustei ...
in the
Sjóvar Municipality
Sjóvar Municipality ( Faroese: ''Sjóvar kommuna'') is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The name of the municipality has its origins from the farm ''Sjógv á Strondum'' which gave name to Sjóvar parish. The name comes from the Faroese word ...
on the island of
Eysturoy
Eysturoy (, meaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Description
Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with som ...
. After the Diocese of the Faroe Islands became an independent church from the
Church of Denmark
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in 2007, Fríðriksson was elected as its Bishop on 3 October. On 25 November 2007 he was consecrated as a bishop in
Tórshavn Cathedral
Tórshavn Cathedral (, or ''Dómkirkjan'') is the second oldest received church of the Faroe Islands, on Tinganes in the old town of Tórshavn."Biskupurin í Føroyum" Retrieved on 21 August 2018.