Per Oskar Kjølaas

The Right Reverend Per Oskar Kjølaas
Bishop Emeritus of Nord-Hålogaland
(Photo: Kirkens informasjonstjeneste)
Church	Church of Norway
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland
In office	2002–2014
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-25) 25 May 1948 (age 76) Kirkenes, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Christian
Occupation	Priest
Education	Cand.theol. (1974)
Alma mater	MF Norwegian School of Theology

Per Oskar Alfred Kjølaas (born 25 May 1948 in Kirkenes, Norway) was the bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway from 2002 until 2014.^[1]

Kjølaas studied at the MF Norwegian School of Theology in Oslo, having graduated with a cand.theol. degree in 1974, but also holds a certificate in Sami Language and Culture from the University of Oslo (1984, Minor in Sami Language and Culture).

He worked as a minister in northern Norway (Sortland Municipality, Kautokeino Municipality, and Karasjok Municipality), serving both as a vicar, rector/priest, and provost. He has also worked as a secretary to the bishop (Diocesan vicar) and held various positions as an educator and translator of the Bible into Sami languages.

Kjølaas was consecrated as a bishop in 2002 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 2014.

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