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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.

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.

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 Tromsø Municipality and Karlsøy Municipality 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 parish of Tromsøysund 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.

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the western part of Finnmark county. It includes Alta Municipality, Hasvik Municipality, and Loppa Municipality. 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 Alta Municipality, Talvik Municipality, Loppa Municipality, and Kautokeino Municipality. On 1 April 1991, Kautokeino Municipality was moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark 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 Municipality and Porsanger Municipality were moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.

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