Per Juvkam
The Right Reverend Per Juvkam | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1907 |
| Died | 22 February 2003 (aged 95) |
| 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 Municipality in Oppland county, Norway. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1961 to 1977.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Juvkam graduated as cand.theol. from the MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society in 1936, and was ordained as priest in 1937. He was assistant priest in Sør-Aurdal parish in 1937 and in Vestre Toten parish from 1938. From 1945 he worked for the diocese of Hamar.[1]
He served there until 1950 when he took a new job as the head parish priest for the parish of Vestre Slidre Municipality. 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,[1] appointed by minister of church affairs Helge Sivertsen,[2]: 149 and succeeding Ragnvald Indrebø. He was succeeded by Thor With in 1977.[3]
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]
He was portrayed by the painter Bjørn Tvedt in 1977.[4]
Juvkam died in Oslo on 22 February 2003 at the age of 95.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Elstad, Hallgeir, ed. (26 November 2024). "Per Juvkam". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ↑ Haugland, Jens (1986). Dagbok frå Kongens råd (in Norwegian). Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 82-521-2639-1.
- ↑ Flottorp, Haakon; Elstad, Hallgeir. "Biskop". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ Alfsen, Glenny. "Bjørn Tvedt". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
