Rosemarie Köhn: Difference between revisions
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| birth_place= [[Rathenow]], [[Germany]] |
| birth_place= [[Rathenow]], [[Germany]] |
||
| education=[[University of Oslo]] |
| education=[[University of Oslo]] |
||
| nationality= Norwegian |
|||
| province= [[Diocese of Hamar]], [[Church of Norway]] |
| province= [[Diocese of Hamar]], [[Church of Norway]] |
||
| enthroned= {{Start date|1993|05|20|df=y}} |
| enthroned= {{Start date|1993|05|20|df=y}} |
||
Revision as of 16:27, 3 January 2017
Rosemarie Köhn | |
|---|---|
 Rosemarie Köhn. Photo: Kirkens informasjonsteneste | |
| Province | Diocese of Hamar, Church of Norway |
| Installed | 20 May 1993 |
| Term ended | 1 November 2006 |
| Predecessor | Georg Hille |
| Successor | Solveig Fiske |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1939 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Education | University of Oslo |
Rosemarie Köhn (born 20 October 1939 in Rathenow) was a bishop in the Diocese of Hamar of the Church of Norway from 20 May 1993 to 1 November 2006.
Bishop Köhn was born to a German father and Norwegian mother and immigrated to Norway in 1946.[1]
Köhn graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.theol. degree. Köhn worked as an assistant professor in Biblical Theology at the University of Oslo from 1976 to 1989, and principal of the Practical-Theological Seminary from 1989 to 1993.[2]
She was bishop of Hamar from 1993 to 2006 as the first woman to be appointed bishop in the Church of Norway. She stepped down from office on 1 November 2006 and was succeeded by Solveig Fiske.
In 2004, she was appointed a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav by King Harald V.
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Rosemarie Köhn". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Rosemarie Köhn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
  | This biographical article about a Norwegian religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about an individual bishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |