Meet Our Clergy
Revd Canon Joanna Udal
Senior Chaplain for Norway
Postal Address:
Saint Edmund's Church
c/o British Embassy
0244 Oslo
(+47) 226 92 214
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Revd Joanna Udal is the Senior Chaplain for the Anglican Chaplaincy of Norway and for St Edmund's Church in Oslo. After theological studies in Oxford and Geneva, she was ordained in the Diocese of London. Much of her ministry has been spent serving in the wider Anglican Communion, particularly in Sudan and South Sudan, and in working towards Christian unity.
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Learn more about Canon Joanna in "The love of Christ urges us on"
Father Martin Chirume
Assistant Chaplain in Bergen (and Stavanger)
(+47) 907 54 432
Fr. Martin Mhaka Chirume is originally from the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. His journey of faith and service began in Zimbabwe, where he received his education, was made a deacon, and was later ordained to the priesthood. He served as a priest in Zimbabwe for 14 years, walking alongside communities in their joys, struggles, and hopes. Fr. Martin moved to Norway in October 2023, serving Stavanger since then, and also serving Bergen since November 2024.
Iris Evans Bjørnø
Lay Reader in Bergen
(+47) 988 16 826
Iris has been a licensed Lay Reader in the Church of England for over 15 years, although she been a part of the congregation for over 30. She is a native of Wolverhampton, England where she served in a similar capacity as a local preacher in the Methodist Church. She relocated to Bergen after marrying her Norwegian husband, Per.
