Atle Sommerfeldt

The Right Reverend Atle Sommerfeldt
Bishop of Borg
Church	Church of Norway
Diocese	Borg
Elected	28 October 2011
In office	2012
Predecessor	Helga Haugland Byfuglien
Orders
Ordination	June 1982 by Andreas Aarflot
Consecration	29 January 2012 by Helga Haugland Byfuglien
Personal details
Born	(1951-11-22) 22 November 1951 (age 73)
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Lutheran
Spouse	Marianne Uri - Øverland

Ordination history of Atle Sommerfeldt
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Andreas Aarflot Date June 1982 Place Oslo Cathedral Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Helga Haugland Byfuglien Co-consecrators Solveig Fiske Eva Brunne Munib Younan Date 29 January 2012 Place Fredrikstad Cathedral

Atle Sommerfeldt (born 22 November 1951) is a Norwegian prelate, who resigned from being the Bishop of Borg late in 2021. Prior to becoming a bishop, he was Secretary General of the Norwegian Church Aid from 1994 to 2012.^[1]

Biography

Sommerfeldt was appointed Bishop of Borg on 28 October 2011 and was consecrated bishop on 29 January 2012 in Fredrikstad Cathedral. Sommerfeldt holds a degree in theology gained in 1980. He has previously been a priest in the Diocese of Oslo (1982-1984), general secretary of the Botswana Christian Council (1989-1993) and general secretary of the Council on Ecumenical and International Relations of the Church of Norway (1993–94).^[2]

References

1. "Ny Borg-biskop: – Jeg vil snakke de utstøttes sak", NRK. Retrieved on 13 August 2017.
2. "Biskopen i Borg", Church of Norway. Retrieved on 13 August 2017.