NORWAY – The Lutheran Church in Norway and Iceland (Den Lutherske Kirke i Norge og Island / Lúterska kirkjan í Noregi og á Íslandi – LKNI) has identified two pastors as possible candidates for the church’s new bishop: Rev. Sakarias Ingolfsson and Rev. Markus Snellman. An election will take place during the LKNI’s church council on March 14, and the consecration of the new bishop will take place in October.
Rev. Sakarias Ingolfsson, an Icelander by birth, serves as parish pastor in Messiah Church (Oslo) as well as in Rejkjavik, Iceland. He also leads the LKNI’s pastoral study program AdFontes. Rev. Ingolfsson holds a master’s degree from Fjellhaug International University College (Oslo) as well as an S.T.M degree from Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, Indiana).
Rev. Markus Snellman, a Swedish-speaking Finn, is parish pastor in Narvik and Svolvær. He is also leading a church building project in Narvik. He holds master’s degrees from both Fjellhaug International University College (Oslo) as well as from Concordia Theological Seminary (Fort Wayne, Indiana).
The new bishop will succeed Bishop Torkild Masvie who turns 70 years old this October, at which time he will reach the age limit for service as bishop under the LKNI’s bylaws. The episcopal consecration of the new bishop will therefore take place on October 24 in Oslo.
Bishop Masvie was consecrated as bishop of the LKNI in 2017, after having previously served the young church as provisional bishop for many years. Bishop Masvie led the LKNI into membership in the International Lutheran Council (ILC) in 2015.
The International Lutheran Council is a global association of confessional Lutheran church bodies dedicated to the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, grounded in the authority of Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.
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