At the NCCA
Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit
Thursday, 27 August 2009 00:00
Norwegian theologian and pastor Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, 48, was elected 7th General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Thursday 27 August during its Central Committee meeting. Since 2002, Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has been the General Secretary of the Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations. Tveit is a member of the WCC Faith and Order Plenary Commission and the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Christian Council of Norway.
"This task I really feel is the call of God. I feel that we have a lot to do together", said Tveit in his acceptance speech.