17 December this year will be Veiteberg’s last working day as bishop in Oslo. The next day she starts as a city mission priest, Klassekampen writes. – Seven years is enough. It is a sacred number, and it is long enough to leave a mark. I have been able to implement some of the visions I have brought into the service, and I have had, and will still have, many good meetings with people, says the Oslo bishop to the newspaper. Oslo’s first female bishop Veiteberg was appointed Oslo’s first female bishop in 2017. She became the first bishop in Oslo to be appointed by the Church Council, and not the King in the Council of State. Kari Veiteberg was ordained as a bishop in 2017 – As Oslo’s bishop, she has opened the church and conveyed its message to many, through her preaching, in the celebration of services, on visits and in many other contexts in the diocese, says president Olav Fykse Tveit in a statement to the newspaper . The Norwegian Church’s leading bishop, President Olav Fykse Tveit, accepts her decision. Photo: NTB – She has challenged ethical reflection in the public debate. As a colleague, I would have liked to see her continue in her role as bishop for longer than until December this year, but we have to accept her decision, says Tveit further.
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Oslo bishop Kari Veiteberg announces his resignation – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
