Ivar Braut (born 1956) is a Norwegian theologian and priest. He was the Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger from 2017 to 2019. He is considered to be a conservative bishop, a contrast to his predecessor.[1]

The Right Reverend

Ivar Braut
Bishop Emeritus of Stavanger
ChurchChurch of Norway
DioceseDiocese of Stavanger
Elected2017
In office2017–2019
PredecessorErling Pettersen
SuccessorAnne Lise Ådnøy
Orders
Ordination21 June 1981
by Bishop Sigurd Lunde
Consecration19 March 2017
Personal details
Born (1956-02-28) 28 February 1956 (age 68)
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationChristian
OccupationPriest
EducationCand.theol.
Alma materMF Norwegian School of Theology

Personal life

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Ivar Braut was born on 28 February 1956 in Sandnes, Norway.[2] He is married to Turid Bakke and together they have three grown children and six grandchildren.

Education and career

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He received his Cand.theol. degree from the MF Norwegian School of Theology. He was ordained on 21 June 1981 at Gand Church by the Bishop Sigurd Lunde. His first job was the vicar of Søndre Skøyen in Oslo. From 1982 to 1987, he was a chaplain at Fossum Church in Oslo. Then in 1988, he moved to Grimstad to teach theology at the Grimstad Bible School. He worked there until 1991 when he moved to Trondheim to work at the Ilen Church as a chaplain. From 1994-2000 he was the parish priest for Stord as well as the dean for Sunnhordland deanery. From 2000 to 2017, he was the senior parish priest for the Birkeland parish in Bergen.[2] On 8 December 2016, he was named to the post of Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger, replacing the retiring Bishop Erling Johan Pettersen. Braut was consecrated as bishop on 19 March 2017 in the Stavanger Cathedral.[3] He stepped down in 2019 as a result of eyesight problems.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Edvardsen, Ingvild (2016-12-08). "Ivar Braut: – Glad, men overraska". NRK Rogaland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  2. ^ a b "Informasjon om bispekandidater Ivar Braut" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ^ "Ivar Braut ny biskop i Stavanger". Den Norske Kirke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  4. ^ "- Det var mange ting jeg gledet meg til".
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Stavanger
2017-2019
Succeeded by