Tor Berger Jørgensen
The Right Reverend Tor Berger Jørgensen | |
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| Church | Church of Norway |
| In office | 2007–2015 |
| Predecessor | Øystein Ingar Larsen |
| Successor | Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain (2019– ) |
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| Born | 27 December 1945 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Spouse | Anne Berger Jørgensen |
| Occupation | priest, provost, bishop |
| Education | cand.theol. |
| Alma mater | MF Norwegian School of Theology |
Tor Berger Jørgensen (born 27 December 1945) is a Norwegian bishop who until 2015 was Bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway.[1] Appointed in 2019, he now serves as the Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain and resides in London.
Jørgensen was appointed the bishop of Sør-Hålogaland on 17 November 2006 and took over those duties from Øystein Ingar Larsen on 28 January 2007.[2][3] Jørgensen had previously been the dean of Bodø Cathedral since 2000 and had for various periods been deputy for the bishop.
Jørgensen received the cand.theol. degree (equivalent to a combined Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Divinity) from the Misjonshøgskolen/MF Norwegian School of Theology in 1972. Jørgensen worked for 15 years as a missionary priest in Japan for the Norwegian Missionary Society. He then served as its general secretary from 1991 to 1999. Jørgensen was a candidate for bishop of the Diocese of Oslo in 2005, but Ole Christian Kvarme was elected.[4]
Beliefs
[edit]In 2000, Jørgensen supported the full inclusion of LGBT persons in the Church of Norway. He is considered to be one of the liberal bishops in the church's General Synod. A week before he became bishop, he gave an interview to a newspaper stating that he supported a ritual in church for same-sex couples to take part in a Civil union.[5][6][7]
In 2009, Jørgensen ordained a female priest that was unmarried and living with the father of her child. The issue of cohabitation of unmarried priests is a controversial topic in the Church of Norway. Some called for his resignation.[1][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lindekleiv, Heidi Marie (29 January 2009). "Biskop sa ja til prest som lever som samboer – Nå raser preste-Norge" (in Norwegian). VG Nett.
- ^ "Tor B. Jørgensen vigsles til biskop 28. januar" (in Norwegian). Kirken.no. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Biskoper i Sør-Hålogaland bispedømme 1952-2009" (in Norwegian). Kirken.no. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Tor Berger Jørgensen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Den homofile agenda" (in Norwegian). Norge Idag. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Nekter fortsatt å vigsle homofile prester" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Ja til to homofilisyn i Kirken" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Prestekritikk mot biskop som ordinerte samboer". Dagbladet. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
External links
[edit]- Lutheran Church in Great Britain
- Lutheran Council of Great Britain
- Den Norske Kirke
- Church of Norway
- Porvoo Communion of Churches
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