Helga Haugland Byfuglien

The Most Reverend

Helga Haugland Byfuglien
Primate of the Church of Norway
ChurchChurch of Norway
Elected
  • 21 October 2010 (as elected Preses)
  • 2012 (as permanent Preses)
RetiredJanuary 2020
PredecessorOlav Skjevesland
SuccessorOlav Fykse Tveit
Previous postBishop of Borg (2005–2012)
Orders
Consecration11 December 2005
by Finn Wagle
Personal details
Born (1950-06-22) 22 June 1950
Bergen, Norway
DenominationLutheran

Helga Haugland Byfuglien (born 22 June 1950[1] in Bergen) is a bishop in the Church of Norway. She was the Preses of the Norwegian Bishops' Conference from 2010 until her retirement in 2020. Prior to that, she was the Bishop of the Diocese of Borg.

She was appointed on 23 September 2005[2] by King Harald V, and was consecrated and installed in office on 11 December 2005 at Fredrikstad Cathedral. She held the position as Secretary General of the Norwegian YMCA-YWCA.[3] She was the parish priest in Nidaros Diocese from 1978 to 1986 and in Ås parish in the Borg Diocese from 1986 to 1993. From 1993 till 1997 she was chaplain in the Borg Diocese.

When Byfuglien retired as a bishop, she was appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav for "her outstanding community service".[4]

She was married to Tore Byfuglien (1950–2026)[5], who also was a priest and theologian.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Prang, Rainer (8 October 2009). "Biskop som programvert". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Jordheim, Trygve W.; Jordheim, Trygve W. (22 June 2010). "Glad for å bli gammel". vartland (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "New Bishop of Borg Diocese". www.kirken.no. 4 October 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer". www.kongehuset.no. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Frantzen, Herman (30 July 2026). "Tore Byfuglien er død". vartland (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Lorvik, Nina (2 September 2019). "Preses Helga Haugland Byfuglien går av". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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