The Right Reverend Per Juvkam | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1907 |
| Died | 22 February 2003 (aged 95) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Education | Cand.theol. |
| Alma mater | MF Norwegian School of Theology |
| Years active | 1938–1977 |
Per Juvkam (1907–2003) was a Norwegian Lutheran Bishop. He was born in 1907 in Sør-Aurdal in Oppland county, Norway. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1961 to 1977.[1]
Juvkam began his career as a priest in Vestre Toten in 1938. He served there until 1950 when he took a new job as the head parish priest for the parish of Vestre Slidre. In 1957, he took a new job as a priest in the Sinsen parish in Oslo. After 3 years on that job, in 1961 he was named the Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin, based in the city of Bergen. He retired in 1971.[1]
Juvkam did some writing in the 1970s and 1980s during his retirement. Among his publications are a collection of sermons called Høgtidsdagar i Bjørgvin from 1977 and a book about the church in Norway Folkekirken – visjon og virkelighet from 1980. He also worked on the translation of the Bible into Nynorsk.[1]
Juvkam died in Oslo on 22 February 2003 at the age of 95.
References
- 1 2 3 Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Per Juvkam". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 January 2014.