Per Oskar Kjølaas
Per Oskar Alfred Kjølaas was the bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway from 2002 until 2014.
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.
He worked as a minister in northern Norway, serving both as a vicar, rector/priest, and provost. He has also worked as a secretary to the bishop 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.
