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Diocese in the Church of Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covers the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is headquartered in the town of Bodø at Bodø Cathedral, the seat of bishop Svein Valle (since november 2023). The diocese is divided into eight deaneries (prosti).
Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland Sør-Hålogaland bispedømme | |
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Location | |
Country | Norway |
Territory | Nordland |
Deaneries | Bodø domprosti, Lofoten, Ofoten, Vesterålen, Salten, Nord-Helgeland, Indre Helgeland, Sør-Helgeland |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 96 |
Members | 198,420 |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Established | 1952 |
Cathedral | Bodø Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes |
Map | |
Location of Sør-Hålogaland diocese | |
Website | |
http://www.kirken.no/sor-haalogaland | |
Reference[1] |
In 1952, the old Diocese of Hålogaland (which covered all of Northern Norway) was split into two: the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland (Nordland county) and the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland (Troms, Finnmark, and Svalbard).
The bishops of Sør-Hålogaland since its creation in 1952:
The old church in Bodø was destroyed during World War II, and after the war plans were made to replace the church and make it the cathedral for the new diocese. The foundation stone was laid in 1954 and was consecrated by Bishop Wollert Krohn-Hansen in 1956. There is also a memorial to those who died in Bodø during the Second World War.[3]
The Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland is divided into eight deaneries (Norwegian: prosti). Each one corresponds to several municipalities in the diocese. Each municipality is further divided into one or more parishes which each contain one or more congregations. See each municipality below for lists of churches and parishes within them.
Deanery (prosti) | Municipalities | Diocese Map |
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Bodø domprosti (Map: lower blue) | Bodø, Gildeskål, Meløy, Røst, Værøy | |
Lofoten prosti (Map: upper green) | Flakstad, Moskenes, Vestvågøy, Vågan | |
Vesterålen prosti (Map: upper blue) | Andøy, Bø, Hadsel, Sortland, Øksnes | |
Ofoten prosti (Map: red) | Evenes, Hamarøy, Lødingen, Narvik | |
Salten prosti (Map: upper yellow) | Beiarn, Fauske, Saltdal, Steigen, Sørfold | |
Nord-Helgeland prosti (Map: light blue) | Alstahaug, Dønna, Herøy, Leirfjord, Lurøy, Nesna, Rødøy, Træna | |
Indre Helgeland prosti (Map: lower green) | Grane, Hattfjelldal, Hemnes, Rana, Vefsn | |
Sør-Helgeland prosti (Map: lower yellow) | Bindal, Brønnøy, Sømna, Vega, Vevelstad |
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