BALTIMORE — The dean of seminarians at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore is “going home” to become coadjutor and future bishop of Oslo, Norway. Msgr. Fredrik Hansen, a Sulpician, also serves as assistant professor of pastoral studies at St. Mary’s Seminary. He said he’s excited to return home and that his time in Baltimore has served him well. “It’s always exciting to be going home, but especially exciting to be serving in one’s homeland,” Bishop-designate Hansen said. In Oslo, Bishop-designate Hansen will work alongside Bishop Bernt Ivar Eidsvig, 71, who has led the diocese since 2005. As coadjutor bishop, Bishop-designate Hansen will automatically succeed Bishop Eidsvig when he retires. No date for his episcopal ordination has yet been set. (OSV News)
