Ragnhild Jepsen (born in 1969) is a Norwegian priest. A provost in the

Nidaros Cathedral Nidaros Cathedral ( no, Nidarosdomen / Nidaros Domkirke) is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of King Olav II (c. 995–1030, reigned 1015–1028), who became the ...

, she was appointed bishop of the

Diocese of Bjørgvin The Diocese of Bjørgvin ( no, Bjørgvin bispedømme) is one of the 11 dioceses that make up the Church of Norway. It includes all of the churches located in the county of Vestland in Western Norway. The cathedral city is Bergen, Norway's second ...

in February 2023, succeeding

Halvor Nordhaug Halvor Nordhaug (born 26 February 1953) is a Norwegian Bishop in the Lutheran Church of Norway. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin in 2008 and has served in that capacity since that time. Nordhaug is the son of bishop Ole Nordhau ...

. Jepsen was born in 1969, and grew up in Ål. Her bishop

ordination Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform v ...

is set to be on 16 April 2023.

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1969 births Living people Bishops of Bjørgvin Norwegian Lutheran bishops 20th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy 21st-century Norwegian Lutheran bishops {{Norway-reli-bio-stub