Per Arne Dahl

Per Arne Dahl
The Right Reverend; Per Arne Dahl
	Bishop of Tunsberg
Church	Church of Norway
Diocese	Tunsberg
Elected	2014
In office	2014-2018
Predecessor	Laila Riksaasen Dahl
Successor	Jan Otto Myrseth
Orders
Consecration	21 September 2014
Personal details
Born	18 August 1950; Sarpsborg, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Lutheran

Per Arne Dahl (born 18 August 1950 in Sarpsborg) is a Norwegian author and former Bishop of Tunsberg.

Biography

He grew up in Gjøvik, Vålerenga in Oslo and Kolbotn. Dahl is also known for a long-standing commitment as a columnist in Aftenposten together with the artist Ulf Aas. In 2003 he was appointed government scholar with effect from 2004 . At the announcement it was emphasized that with his versatile work he contributed "to the diminishing of boundaries in communication between church and people".

Dahl declared his nomination for the Oslo and Borg Bishoprics in 2005, respectively. He once again was a candidate, this time for bishop of the Diocese of Tunsberg to which he was elected on 12 March 2014 to succeed Laila Riksaasen Dahl, and was consecrated bishop on September 21, 2014.[1]

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References

"Biskopen", Diocese of Tunsberg. Retrieved on 27 October 2017.

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[1] "Biskopen", Diocese of Tunsberg. Retrieved on 27 October 2017.