The Right Reverend Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes | |
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Bishop of Sør-Hålogaland | |
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Church | Church of Norway |
In office | 2015 |
Predecessor | Tor Berger Jørgensen |
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Ordination | 1984 |
Consecration | 24 January 2016 by Helga Haugland Byfuglien |
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Born | 21 July 1956 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes (born 21 July 1956) is a Norwegian bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. She succeeded Tor Berger Jørgensen on 24 January 2016.[1] 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.[2][3]
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, with two periods as a pastor in Flakstad and eight years as a Dean.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]