List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland

This list of churches in Nord-Hålogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Finnmark and Troms counties. The diocese is based at the Tromsø Cathedral in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality.

Map of the church deaneries in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland

The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery (prosti; headed by a provost) in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery, the churches within each municipality elects their own church council (fellesråd). Each municipality may have one or more parishes (sokn) within the municipality. Each parish elects their own councils (soknerådet). Each parish has one or more local church. The number and size of the deaneries and parishes has changed over time.[1]

Tromsø domprosti

This arch-deanery (Norwegian: domprosti) is home to the Tromsø Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. Tromsø domprosti covers the two municipalities of Tromsø and Karlsøy in Troms county. The deanery is headquartered at Tromsø Cathedral in the city of Tromsø. Administratively, the territory of Svalbard is also part of the Tromsø domprosti, although it is not part of the county.

In 1844, the new Diocese of Hålogaland was established, with its seat at Tromsø Cathedral. After this, the parish of Tromsø was removed from Tromsø prosti and moved into the new Tromsø stiftsprosti (arch-deanery / later renamed Tromsø domprosti) since it was the seat of the Diocese. On 18 October 1856 the new parish of Balsfjord was established, and then on 10 November 1860, the new parish of Tromsøysund was established and both of these areas were removed from the Tromsø stiftsprosti (arch-deanery) and moved to the Tromsø prosti (deanery). In 1963, the Tromsøysund parish was transferred from Troms prosti (back) to Tromsø domprosti. In the late 1970s, the parish of Karlsøy was also moved from Troms prosti to Tromsø domprosti.[2]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Karlsøy KarlsøyHelgøy ChurchHelgøya1742
Karlsøy ChurchKarlsøya1854
Ringvassøy ChurchHansnes1977
Sengskroken ChurchVanna1962
Tromsø Tromsø
Domkirken
Tromsø CathedralTromsø1861
ElverhøyElverhøy ChurchTromsø1803
GrønnåsenGrønnåsen ChurchTromsø1996
HillesøyHillesøy ChurchBrensholmen,
Kvaløya
1889
KrokenKroken ChurchKroken2006
KvaløyKvaløy ChurchKaldfjord1962
TromsøysundArctic CathedralTromsdalen1965
UllsfjordLakselvbukt ChurchLakselvbukt1983
Ullsfjord ChurchSjursnes1862
Jøvik ChapelJøvik1920
Svalbard* SvalbardSvalbard ChurchLongyearbyen1958
*Note: Svalbard is not in Troms og Finnmark county, but it is part of the Tromsø domprosti.

Alta prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the western part of Finnmark county. It includes the three municipalities of Alta, Hasvik, and Loppa. The deanery is headquartered at the Northern Lights Cathedral in the town of Alta in Alta Municipality.

The deanery was established on 14 May 1864 when the old Vest-Finnmark prosti was split into Alta prosti and Hammerfest prosti. The new deanery originally included all of the parishes located in the municipalities of Alta, Talvik, Loppa, and Kautokeino.[3] On 1 April 1991, Kautokeino Municipality was moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.[4]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Alta AltaAlta ChurchAlta1858
Elvebakken ChurchAlta1964
Kåfjord ChurchKåfjord1837
Northern Lights CathedralAlta2013
Rafsbotn ChapelRafsbotn1989
TalvikKomagfjord ChurchKomagfjord1960
Langfjord ChurchLangfjordbotn1891
Leirbotn ChurchLeirbotn1993
Talvik ChurchTalvik1883
Hasvik HasvikBreivikbotn ChapelBreivikbotn1959
Dønnesfjord ChurchDønnesfjord1888
Hasvik ChurchHasvik1955
Sørvær ChapelSørvær1968
Loppa LoppaBergsfjord ChurchBergsfjord1951
Loppa ChurchLoppa1953
Nuvsvåg ChapelNuvsvåg1961
Sandland ChapelSandland1971
Øksfjord ChurchØksfjord1954

Hammerfest prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the northern part of Finnmark county. The deanery covers the five municipalities of Gamvik, Hammerfest, Lebesby, Måsøy, and Nordkapp. The deanery is headquartered at the Hammerfest Church in the town of Hammerfest in Hammerfest Municipality.

The deanery was established on 14 May 1864 when the old Vest-Finnmark prosti and Øst-Finnmark prosti were split into Alta prosti, Hammerfest prosti, and Varanger prosti. The new Hammerfest prosti took the Lebesby parish from the Øst-Finnmark prosti and the large parishes of Hammerfest, Maasø, and Kistrand came from Vest-Finnmark prosti. On 1 April 1991, the parishes in Karasjok and Porsanger municipalities were moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.[5][6]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Gamvik GamvikGamvik ChurchGamvik1958
Hop ChurchSkjånes1977
Mehamn ChapelMehamn1965
Hammerfest HammerfestHammerfest ChurchHammerfest1961
KvalsundKvalsund ChurchKvalsund1936
Sennalandet ChapelÁisaroaivi1961
KokelvKokelv ChurchKokelv1960
Lebesby LebesbyKjøllefjord ChurchKjøllefjord1951
Kunes ChapelKunes
Lebesby ChurchLebesby1962
Veidnes ChapelVeidnes1981
Måsøy MåsøyGunnarnes ChapelRolvsøya1986
Havøysund ChurchHavøysund1961
Ingøy ChurchIngøy1957
Måsøy ChurchMåsøya1953
Slotten ChapelSlåtten1965
Nordkapp NordkappGjesvær ChapelGjesvær1960
Honningsvåg ChurchHonningsvåg1885
Repvåg ChurchRepvåg1967
Skarsvåg ChurchSkarsvåg1961

Indre Finnmark prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti / also called Sis-Finnmárkku proavássuohkan in the Northern Sami language) covers the five municipalities of Kautokeino, Karasjok, Porsanger, Nesseby, and Tana in the southern part of Finnmark county. The deanery is headquartered at the Karasjok Church in the village of Karasjok in Karasjok Municipality.

This deanery was established on 1 April 1991 when parts of the three existing deaneries were transferred to this new Sami-majority deanery: Kautokeino (from Alta prosti), Porsanger and Karasjok (from Hammerfest prosti), and Tana and Nesseby (from Varanger prosti).[7][8] At 25,520.2 square kilometres (9,853.4 sq mi), this is the largest deanery in Norway by size. This deanery is also the only deanery in Norway with a majority of members being Sami people, which is why the Northern Sami language is the administrative language for the deanery. Services are held in both Norwegian and Sami languages.

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Karasjok KarasjokKarasjok ChurchKarasjok1974Karasjok Church
Old Karasjok ChurchKarasjok1807
Suosjavrre ChapelŠuoššjávri1968
Valjok ChurchVáljohka1932
Kautokeino KautokeinoKautokeino ChurchKautokeino1958
Láhpoluoppal ChapelLáhpoluoppal1967
Masi ChurchMasi1965
Nesseby NessebyNesseby ChurchNesseby1858
Porsanger PorsangerBrenna ChapelBrenna1971
Børselv ChurchBørselv1958
Kistrand ChurchKistrand1856
Lakselv ChurchLakselv1963
Skoganvarre ChapelSkoganvarre1963
Tana TanaAustertana ChapelAustertana1958
Polmak ChurchPolmak1853
Tana ChurchRustefjelbma1964

Nord-Troms prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers six municipalities in the northern part of Troms county: Gáivuotna–Kåfjord, Kvænangen, Lyngen, Nordreisa, Skjervøy, and Storfjord. The deanery is headquartered at the Nordreisa Church in the village of Storslett in Nordreisa Municipality.

The old Tromsø prosti was established after the Reformation in Norway in 1589, and at that time, it was part of the Diocese of Nidaros. The deanery originally encompassed the northern part of Troms county. It was considered to be one parish with 8 churches and a total of 4 priests for the whole deanery. Around 1750, the deanery was divided with the creation of the new Senjen prosti in the central part of the county. In 1776, the deanery was divided into four parishes: Tromsø, Karlsøy, Lyngen, and Skjervøy. In 1844, the new Diocese of Hålogaland was established, with its seat at Tromsø Cathedral. After this, the parish of Tromsø was removed from Tromsø prosti and moved into the new Tromsø stiftsprosti (arch-deanery) since it was the seat of the Diocese. This left Karlsøy, Lyngen, and Skjervøy in Tromsø prosti. On 18 October 1856 the new parish of Balsfjord was established, and then on 10 November 1860, the new parish of Tromsøysund was established and both of these areas were removed from the Tromsø stiftsprosti (arch-deanery) and moved to the Tromsø prosti (deanery). A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Tromsø prosti" to "Troms prosti".[9] In 1963, the Tromsøysund parish was transferred from Troms prosti (back) to Tromsø domprosti. In the late 1970s, the parish of Karlsøy was also moved from Troms prosti to Tromsø domprosti.[2] In 1998, the new Indre Troms prosti was established and the churches in Balsfjord Municipality were transferred from Troms prosti to the new deanery. At the same time, the name of this deanery was changed from Troms prosti to Nord-Troms prosti.

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Gáivuotna–Kåfjord KåfjordKåfjord ChurchOlderdalen1949
Kvænangen KvænangenBurfjord ChurchBurfjord2009
Sekkemo ChurchSekkemo1956
Skorpa ChurchSkorpa1850
Lyngen LyngenLyngen ChurchLyngseidet1782
Lenangsøyra ChapelLyngmo1996
Nordreisa NordreisaNordreisa ChurchStorslett1856
Rotsund ChapelRotsund1932
Skjervøy SkjervøyArnøy ChurchArnøyhamn1978
Skjervøy ChurchSkjervøya1728
Storfjord StorfjordStorfjord ChurchHatteng1952
Skibotn ChapelSkibotn1895

Senja prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers eight municipalities on the island of Senja and the central part of Troms county including the municipalities of Balsfjord, Bardu, Dyrøy, Lavangen, Målselv, Salangen, Senja, and Sørreisa. The deanery is headquartered at Finnsnes Church in the town of Finnsnes in Senja Municipality.

The deanery was established around the year 1750 when the large Tromsø prosti was divided and the southern part became the new Senjens prosti. On 1 January 1860, the southern part of the deanery was split off to become the new Trondenes prosti, leaving Senjen prosti with the parishes of Berg, Tranøy, Lenvik, and Målselv. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Senjen prosti" to "Senja prosti".[9][10]

On 1 January 2020, the old Indre Troms prosti was merged with Senja prosti. Indre Troms was in existence from 1998 until 2019. It covered five municipalities in the southeastern part of Troms county: Balsfjord, Bardu, Lavangen, Målselv, and Salangen. The deanery was headquartered at in the village of Bardufoss in Målselv Municipality. The deanery was created in 1998 by transferring Bardu and Målselv municipalities from Senja prosti, Balsfjord from Troms prosti, and Lavangen and Salangen from Trondenes prosti. The old Troms prosti was renamed Nord-Troms prosti at the same time.[2]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Balsfjord BalsfjordBalsfjord ChurchBalsfjord1856
Nordkjosbotn ChurchNordkjosbotn1987
Storsteinnes ChapelStorsteinnes1968
MalangenMalangen ChurchMortenhals1853
Mestervik ChapelMestervik1968
Bardu BarduBardu ChurchSetermoen1829
Nedre Bardu ChapelBrandmoen1981
Øvre Bardu ChapelSørdalen1971
Salangsdalen ChapelSalangsdalen1981
Dyrøy DyrøyDyrøy ChurchHolm1880
Brøstad ChapelBrøstadbotn1937
Lavangen LavangenLavangen ChurchSoløy1891
Målselv MålselvMålselv ChurchMålselv1978
ØverbygdØverbygd ChurchØverbygd1867
Kirkesnesmoen ChapelKirkesnesmoen1977
Senja BergBerg ChurchSkaland1955
Finnsæter ChapelFinnsæter1982
Mefjordvær ChapelMefjordvær1916
LenvikFinnsnes ChurchFinnsnes1979
Lenvik ChurchBjorelvnes1879
Rossfjord ChurchRossfjordstraumen1822
Fjordgård ChapelFjordgård1976
Gibostad ChapelGibostad1939
Husøy ChapelHusøy i Senja1957
Lysbotn ChapelLysnes1970
Sandbakken ChapelSandbakken1974
TorskenTorsken ChurchTorsken1784
Flakkstadvåg ChapelFlakstadvåg1925
Gryllefjord ChapelGryllefjord1902
Medby ChapelMedby1890
TranøyStonglandet ChurchStonglandseidet1896
Tranøy ChurchTranøya1775
Skrolsvik ChapelSkrollsvika1924
Vangsvik ChapelVangsvik1975
Salangen SalangenSalangen ChurchSjøvegan1981
Elvenes ChapelElvenes1959
Sørreisa SørreisaSørreisa ChurchTømmervika1992
Skøelv ChapelSkøelva1966
Straumen ChapelSørreisa1973

Trondenes prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers five municipalities in the southwestern part of Troms county. It includes the five municipalities of Gratangen, Harstad, Ibestad, Kvæfjord, and Tjeldsund. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Harstad in Harstad Municipality.

This deanery was established on 1 January 1860 when the old Senjen prosti was divided into two deaneries: Senjen in the north and Trondenes in the south. The parishes in Lavangen and Salangen municipalities were transferred to Trondenes prosti to the new Indre Troms prosti in 1998.[11]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Gratangen GratangenGratangen ChurchÅrstein1971
Harstad HarstadHarstad ChurchHarstad1958
KanebogenKanebogen ChurchKanebogen1999
SandtorgGausvik ChurchGausvik1979
Sandtorg ChurchSørvika1932
TrondenesTrondenes ChurchTrondenes1400s
Elgsnes ChapelElgsnes1985
VågsfjordBjarkøy ChurchNergården1766
Grøtavær ChurchGrøtavær1915
Lundenes ChurchLundenes1974
Sandsøy ChurchSandsøya1888
Ibestad AndørjaAndørja ChurchEngenes1914
IbestadIbestad ChurchHamnvik1881
Sørrollnes ChapelSørrollnes1976
Kvæfjord KvæfjordKvæfjord ChurchBorkenes1867
Langvassbukt ChapelLangvassbukta1981
Tjeldsund AstafjordAstafjord ChurchGrov1978
SkånlandSkånland ChurchEvenskjer1901
TjeldsundTjeldsund ChurchHol i Tjeldsund1863
Fjelldal ChapelFjelldal1960
Ramsund ChapelRamsund1964
TovikTovik ChurchTovik1905

Varanger prosti

This deanery covers the eastern part of Finnmark in the areas surrounding the Varangerfjorden and the areas on the Varanger Peninsula. The deanery includes the five municipalities of Berlevåg Båtsfjord, Sør-Varanger, Vadsø, and Vardø. The deanery is headquartered at Vadsø Church in the town of Vadsø in Vadsø Municipality.[12]

Varanger prosti was established on 14 May 1864 when the old Øst-Finnmark prosti was dissolved, moving Lebesby prestegjeld to the newly created Hammerfest prosti and the rest of the old deanery became Varanger prosti.[13] Originally, the parishes in Tana and Nesseby municipalities were part of the Varanger prosti, but on 1 April 1991, both were moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.[7][8]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Berlevåg BerlevågBerlevåg ChurchBerlevåg1960
Båtsfjord BåtsfjordBåtsfjord ChurchBåtsfjord1971
Hamningberg ChapelHamningberg1949
Syltefjord ChapelNordfjord1934
Sør-Varanger Sør-VarangerBugøynes ChapelBugøynes1989
Kirkenes ChurchKirkenes1959
King Oscar II ChapelGrense Jakobselv1869
Neiden ChapelNeiden1902
Svanvik ChurchSvanvik (in the
Pasvikdalen valley)
1934
Vadsø VadsøSkallelv ChurchSkallelv1961
Vadsø ChurchVadsø1958
Vestre Jakobselv ChurchVestre Jakobselv1940
Vardø VardøVardø ChurchVardø1958
Vardø ChapelVardø1908

References

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