Rosemarie Köhn

The Right Reverend Rosemarie Köhn
Bishop Emeritus of Hamar
Rosemarie Köhn. Photo: Kirkens informasjonsteneste
Province	Diocese of Hamar, Church of Norway
Installed	20 May 1993 (1993-05-20)
Term ended	1 November 2006 (2006-11-01)
Predecessor	Georg Hille
Successor	Solveig Fiske
Personal details
Born	(1939-10-20) 20 October 1939 Rathenow, Germany
Nationality	Norwegian
Education	University of Oslo

Rosemarie Köhn (born 20 October 1939 in Rathenow - 30 October 2022) is a former bishop of the Church of Norway, holding that position in the Diocese of Hamar from 20 May 1993 to 1 November 2006.

Köhn was born to a German father and Norwegian mother and immigrated to Norway in 1946. She graduated from the University of Oslo with a degree in theology (candidata theologiæ) in 1966. 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.

In 1993, she was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Hamar, making her the first woman to hold the position of bishop in the Church of Norway. She stepped down from office on 1 November 2006 and was succeeded by Solveig Fiske. In 2004, in recognition of her work for the church, she was appointed a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav by King Harald V.