General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (2010–2020)
Olav Fykse Tveit (born 24 November 1960) is a Norwegian Lutheran theologian and bishop, and the current Preses of the Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway. He was elected to the post of general secretary of the World Council of Churches on 27 August 2009. He entered office on 1 January 2010, for a proposed term of five years, and was re-elected to a second term in July 2014. He resigned from the post in March 2020, having been elected Preses of the Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway.[1]
^ abChaika, Tatyana (5 March 2020). "Olav Fykse Tveit to step down as Head of World Council of Churches". Union of Orthodox Journalists. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
OlavFykseTveit (born 24 November 1960) is a Norwegian Lutheran theologian and bishop, and the current Preses of the Bishops' Conference of the Church...
Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg Finnset. The Bishop Preses, currently OlavFykseTveit is also based at the Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into...
later enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral. The cathedral with its shrine to St. Olav became the major Nordic place of pilgrimage until the Lutheran reformation...
Moreover, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr OlavFykseTveit has expressed concern at the methodology and results of the Albania...
Norway needed to protect the right "to love whomever we want". Bishop OlavFykseTveit, the Preses of the Church of Norway, expressed his belief that love...
visited Nigeria. Prince Ghazi headed the Muslim delegation and Revd Dr. OlavFykseTveit led the Christian delegation. The visit was proposed in reaction to...
families of the victims and the family of the perpetrator". The Rev. OlavFykseTveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, said, "We offer...
minorities in Sudan. World Council of Churches general secretary, Dr OlavFykseTveit considers the sentence unjust and reminds president Omar al-Bashir...
lifetime." The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, OlavFykseTveit, stated, "Terror and violence against peaceful people seeking justice...
pits the vulnerable and underprivileged against those in majority." OlavFykseTveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, "received with...
World Missionary Conference. In the same year, on 17 October 2010, OlavFykseTveit, the general secretary of the WCC, gave an invited address to the 3rd...
Germany 2004–2009 Samuel Kobia Methodist Church in Kenya Kenya 2010–2020 OlavFykseTveit Church of Norway Norway 2020–2022 Ioan Sauca Romanian Orthodox Church...
Churches (WCC). He assumed the office on 1 April 2020 after Reverend OlavFykseTveit resigned on 31 March 2020. He is to hold the office until the next...
the Bodh Gaya bombings. World Council of Churches general secretary OlavFykseTveit expressed "heartfelt sorrow and solidarity" over the bombings. In a...
Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church (2014) OlavFykseTveit, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (2011, 2014) Helga...
Orthodox Church of Albania received a letter of solidarity from Reverend OlavFykseTveit on behalf of the WCC, which affirms that "the poignant images of devastation...
and has worked with issues of freedom of religion. He, together with OlavFykseTveit, General Secretary Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International...
Moreover, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr OlavFykseTveit has expressed concern at the methodology and results of the Albania...
although Phiri was the only one of four WCC officials refused entry. OlavFykseTveit, General Secretary of The World Council of Churches, released a statement...
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