Helga Haugland Byfuglien

21 October 2010 (as elected Preses)
2012 (as permanent Preses)

RetiredJanuary 2020PredecessorOlav SkjeveslandSuccessorOlav Fykse TveitOrdersConsecration11 December 2005
by Finn WaglePersonal detailsBorn (1950-06-22) 22 June 1950 (age 73)

Bergen, Norway

NationalityNorwegianDenominationLutheranPrevious post(s)Bishop of Borg (2005–2012)

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.

References

^ Biskop som programvert NRK
^ Glad for å bli gammel Vårt Land
^ New Bishop of Borg Diocese Church of Norway

Church of Norway titles
Preceded by Olav Skjevesland	Preses of the Church of Norway 2010–2020	Succeeded by Olav Fykse Tveit
Preceded by Ole Christian Kvarme	Bishop of Borg 2005–2011	Succeeded by Atle Sommerfeldt