Bishop Ingeborg Midttømme: A frequent visitor to Ethiopia
Last updated: 04.03.2010 //
Bishop of Møre Diocese visited Ethiopia in February, making this her fourth visit to Ethiopia. During her stay, she met with His Holiness Abune Paulos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Bishop Midttømme visited Ethiopia for the first time in 2004, visiting water drilling-projects supported through the yearly Norwegian Chruch-Aid “Lenten Campaign”. Since then, she has been back for a spell of teaching, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Mekane Yesus Church in 2009.
During a meeting with H.E. Ambassador Jens-Petter Kjemprud, Bishop Midttømme mentioned positive achivements done by religious societies in Ethiopia related to the fight against female genital mutilation.
Read about previous visits by Bishop Midttømme to Ethiopia in Norwegian: