Bernt Ivar Eidsvig
Encyclopedia
Bernt Ivar Eidsvig (born September 12, 1953 at Rjukan
) is the Catholic
Bishop
of Oslo
and functioning apostolic administrator of Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim
. He was appointed on 11 July 2005 by Pope
Benedict XVI, which was announced on 29 July, the feast of St. Olav. Eidsvig took office in St. Olav Catholic
Cathedral
on 22 July 2005.
. Before his conversion to the Catholic Church 20 December 1977, he studied theology at the University of Oslo
in terms of ministry in the Norwegian Church. He took a theological degree there with the church's historic special task of Church and Society in "The Barsetshire novels' main works of the English writer Anthony Trollope
(1815-1882). He also worked ten years as a freelancer in the Morning magazine.
when he was a courier for the exiled Russian organization NTS. Eidsvig came to deliver leaflets, renal medicine and a handbook of "rebellion" to a Soviet Russian in Moscow who had requested such a shipment, but he was in the meantime been betrayed and arrested. KGB
waited in his apartment when Eidsvig arrived. He had to sit in 101 days Lefortovofengslet in Moscow before the Soviet authorities released him after Foreign Minister Knut Joy Lund and Prime Minister Trygve Bratteli
effort to get him free.
The arrest attracted considerable attention both in Norway
and other countries, but many reactions were negative. Great extent was the information that was presented influenced by Soviet disinformation. It was claimed that Eidsvig was led to an action that might lead to the arrest and that he did was stupid and ridiculous. Among other things, falsely claimed that he should have handed out fliers on the street. This presentation characterized among other things, Aftenposten's coverage of the case and let the KGB prison in the clip from the Norwegian press towards Eidsvig to weaken his resistance.
in London
ordained as a diocesan priest of Oslo Catholic Diocese of St. Olav's Cathedral in Oslo on 20 June 1982 by the then Catholic Bishop of Oslo
, John Willem Gran
. The next four years he served as chaplain at St. Paul in Bergen , where Eidsvig on 1 January 1986 was named pastor after Father Wilhelm Hertmann OFM. It was under his leadership that the Catholic school St. Paul Bergen was moved, expanded and newly built directly behind St. Paul's Church.
During this time, Pastor Eidsvig also teaches at St. Paul School. He was also active in Riksmål Association.
Before his appointment as parish priest he served in periods of feltprest corps in the Norwegian defense, partly Evjemoen north of Kristiansand and medications recruitment company in Bømoen by Voss. In Oslo Catholic Diocese , he served on the Priest Council 1983-1990, the Consultors 1987-1990, and the Pastoral Council 1988-1991.
and came in with the Canons of Stift Klosterneuburg in Austria
, just outside Vienna
. He was wearing track suit on 27 august 1991 and received the name Mark. He received his ordensprofess on 30 August 1995. He then worked from 1997 to 2003 as pastor of St. Leopold Church in Klosterneuburg
, and from 1996 as a novice master in the monastery.
Under his leadership of the novitiate has Stift Klosterneuburg had a more international flavor than before: Besides the Austrians , he accompanied into the order of candidates from the United States
, Germany
, Norway
and Vietnam
(Vietnamese refugees / immigrants to Norway).
He has also been kapittelråd and chapter secretary founded.
Markus Bernt Eidsvig was appointed Bishop of Oslo
on 11 July 2005, and his appointment was announced on 29 July. Eidsvig is first Canons of Klosterneuburg who has been bishop since 1913, when the monastery Pastor Friedrich Gustav Piffl was appointed the first archbishop of Vienna
.
Bishop ceremony and inauguration in office took place respectively in Trinity Church (Lutheran, seconded by the Norwegian Church for the occasion) and St. Olav Cathedral in Oslo, both the 22 October 2005. Bishop ceremony was broadcast on the Internet ( Web TV ) via www.katolsk.no. Eidsvig was the third Norwegian-born Catholic bishop in Norway
after the Reformation, after Olaf Offer Dahl (consecrated 6 April 1930, died 7 October the same year) and John Willem Gran
(consecrated March 24, 1963, died March 20, 2008).
The motto is Laborie NON Honoria, "work, not honor." It's the same motto as cardinal Piffl, Archbishop
of Vienna
, elected in 1913, it is the beginning of a motto in its entirety reads "work, not honor, to my effort to be devoted." This is a reproduction (not a verbatim quote) of this sentiment expressed in the hl. Augustine's writings.
Rjukan
Rjukan is a town and the administrative center of Tinn municipality in Telemark . It is situated in Vestfjorddalen, between Møsvatn and Tinnsjå, and got its name after Rjukanfossen west of the town. The Tinn municipality council granted township status for Rjukan in 1996. The town has 3 386...
) is the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and functioning apostolic administrator of Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim
Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim
Trondheim, Norway is the seat of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, which before March 1979 was the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Norway. The prelature leadership is currently vacant following the resignation of Bishop Georg Müller in 2009 and is being administered by Bernt...
. He was appointed on 11 July 2005 by Pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
Benedict XVI, which was announced on 29 July, the feast of St. Olav. Eidsvig took office in St. Olav Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
on 22 July 2005.
Theological studies in Oslo
Eidsvig born and raised in RjukanRjukan
Rjukan is a town and the administrative center of Tinn municipality in Telemark . It is situated in Vestfjorddalen, between Møsvatn and Tinnsjå, and got its name after Rjukanfossen west of the town. The Tinn municipality council granted township status for Rjukan in 1996. The town has 3 386...
. Before his conversion to the Catholic Church 20 December 1977, he studied theology at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in terms of ministry in the Norwegian Church. He took a theological degree there with the church's historic special task of Church and Society in "The Barsetshire novels' main works of the English writer Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire...
(1815-1882). He also worked ten years as a freelancer in the Morning magazine.
Arrest and imprisonment in Moscow
Eidsvig became nationally known when he became the 14th July 1976 was arrested by the KGB in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
when he was a courier for the exiled Russian organization NTS. Eidsvig came to deliver leaflets, renal medicine and a handbook of "rebellion" to a Soviet Russian in Moscow who had requested such a shipment, but he was in the meantime been betrayed and arrested. KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
waited in his apartment when Eidsvig arrived. He had to sit in 101 days Lefortovofengslet in Moscow before the Soviet authorities released him after Foreign Minister Knut Joy Lund and Prime Minister Trygve Bratteli
Trygve Bratteli
was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party and Prime Minister of Norway in 1971–1972 and 1973–1976.-Early life and career:...
effort to get him free.
The arrest attracted considerable attention both in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and other countries, but many reactions were negative. Great extent was the information that was presented influenced by Soviet disinformation. It was claimed that Eidsvig was led to an action that might lead to the arrest and that he did was stupid and ridiculous. Among other things, falsely claimed that he should have handed out fliers on the street. This presentation characterized among other things, Aftenposten's coverage of the case and let the KGB prison in the clip from the Norwegian press towards Eidsvig to weaken his resistance.
Catholic theological studies in London and the ministry in Norway
Bernt I. Eidsvig became lisensiatstudier at Heythrop CollegeHeythrop College
Heythrop College is the specialist philosophy and theology constituent college of the University of London situated in Kensington Square, Kensington, London. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in philosophy, theology and psychology, as well as research in related fields.It was founded...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
ordained as a diocesan priest of Oslo Catholic Diocese of St. Olav's Cathedral in Oslo on 20 June 1982 by the then Catholic Bishop of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, John Willem Gran
John Willem Gran
Willem Nicolaysen Gran was the bishop of the Oslo Catholic diocese from 1963 to 1983.-Life:...
. The next four years he served as chaplain at St. Paul in Bergen , where Eidsvig on 1 January 1986 was named pastor after Father Wilhelm Hertmann OFM. It was under his leadership that the Catholic school St. Paul Bergen was moved, expanded and newly built directly behind St. Paul's Church.
During this time, Pastor Eidsvig also teaches at St. Paul School. He was also active in Riksmål Association.
Before his appointment as parish priest he served in periods of feltprest corps in the Norwegian defense, partly Evjemoen north of Kristiansand and medications recruitment company in Bømoen by Voss. In Oslo Catholic Diocese , he served on the Priest Council 1983-1990, the Consultors 1987-1990, and the Pastoral Council 1988-1991.
Canons in Austria
In the summer of 1991 left the Eidsvig NorwayNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and came in with the Canons of Stift Klosterneuburg in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, just outside Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. He was wearing track suit on 27 august 1991 and received the name Mark. He received his ordensprofess on 30 August 1995. He then worked from 1997 to 2003 as pastor of St. Leopold Church in Klosterneuburg
Klosterneuburg
Klosterneuburg is an attractive small town in Lower Austria, Austria with a population of 24,442.It is located on the Danube, immediately north of Vienna, from which it is separated by the Kahlenberg and Leopoldsberg hills...
, and from 1996 as a novice master in the monastery.
Under his leadership of the novitiate has Stift Klosterneuburg had a more international flavor than before: Besides the Austrians , he accompanied into the order of candidates from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
(Vietnamese refugees / immigrants to Norway).
He has also been kapittelråd and chapter secretary founded.
Markus Bernt Eidsvig was appointed Bishop of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
on 11 July 2005, and his appointment was announced on 29 July. Eidsvig is first Canons of Klosterneuburg who has been bishop since 1913, when the monastery Pastor Friedrich Gustav Piffl was appointed the first archbishop of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
Bishop ceremony and inauguration in office took place respectively in Trinity Church (Lutheran, seconded by the Norwegian Church for the occasion) and St. Olav Cathedral in Oslo, both the 22 October 2005. Bishop ceremony was broadcast on the Internet ( Web TV ) via www.katolsk.no. Eidsvig was the third Norwegian-born Catholic bishop in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
after the Reformation, after Olaf Offer Dahl (consecrated 6 April 1930, died 7 October the same year) and John Willem Gran
John Willem Gran
Willem Nicolaysen Gran was the bishop of the Oslo Catholic diocese from 1963 to 1983.-Life:...
(consecrated March 24, 1963, died March 20, 2008).
Coat of Arms
Eidsvig coat of arms as a bishop is divided into four fields. 1. and 4 field (upper heraldic right and lower left quadrant), Oslo Catholic bishop sentenced weapons (Olavsøksene, two axes, gold on red background), while the other two have half the weapons of Klosterneuburg (T-cross upside down, silver on red background) combined with Aaron's rod (gold on blue background). Klosterneuburg weapons are divided according to the rule that only the abbot (Dean) can use all the weapons, while the bishops who belonged to the monastery uses half combined with another emblem. The shield is crowned with a green prelathatt (galero) with six green tassels on each side of a bishop's cross. (This cross is mentioned in the Codex Iuris Canonici (CIC) 1917, canon 274, § 6, and should not be confused with the usual processional cross.)The motto is Laborie NON Honoria, "work, not honor." It's the same motto as cardinal Piffl, Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, elected in 1913, it is the beginning of a motto in its entirety reads "work, not honor, to my effort to be devoted." This is a reproduction (not a verbatim quote) of this sentiment expressed in the hl. Augustine's writings.