Diocese of Oslo

Oslo bishopric is The Church of Norway's bishopric for the municipalities of Oslo, Asker and Bærum. It is one of Norway's five traditional bishoprics and was founded around the year 1070.

History

Oslo was established as a diocese in 1068. It was originally a suffragan of the archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen, from 1104 on of that of Lund and starting from 1152 on of Nidaros. It then covered the (modern) counties of Oslo, Akershus, Buskerud (except Hallingdal), Hedmark (except the northern part of Østerdalen), Oppland (except Valdres), Telemark, Vestfold and Østfold, and the province of Bohuslän, and the parishes of Idre and Särna.

The Diocese of Hamar was established and separated from Oslo in 1152, but it was again merged with Oslo in 1541 (together with the northern part of Østerdalen from Diocese of Nidaros). The regions of Hallingdal and Valdres were transferred from Diocese of Stavanger to Oslo in 1631. (But Oslo had to give the upper part of Telemark to Stavanger in return.) The parishes of Idre and Särna were lost to Sweden in 1644, and the province of Bohuslän was lost in 1658. Hamar (with Hedmark and Oppland) was again separated from Oslo in 1864. The rest of Telemark was transferred to Diocese of Kristiansand (see Diocese of Agder og Telemark) the same year. The Diocese of Tunsberg (with Vestfold and Buskerud) was established and separated from Oslo in 1948. The Diocese of Borg (with Akershus and Østfold) was established and separated from Oslo in 1969.

Today the Diocese of Oslo only covers the county of Oslo and the municipalities of Asker and Bærum in Akershus.

Bishops since the Reformation

• 1541–1545 Hans Rev
• 1545–1548 Anders Madssøn
• 1548–1580 Frants Berg
• 1580–1600 Jens Nilssøn
• 1601–1607 Anders Bendssøn Dall
• 1607–1617 Niels Senning
• 1617–1639 Niels Simensen Glostrup
• 1639–1646 Oluf Boesen
• 1646–1664 Hennings Stockfleth
• 1664–1699 Hans Rosing
• 1699–1712 Hans Munch
• 1713–1730 Bartholomæus Deichman
• 1731–1737 Peder Hersleb
• 1738–1758 Niels Dorph
• 1758–1773 Fredrik Nannestad
• 1773–1804 Christian Schmidt
• 1805–1822 Fredrik Julius Bech
• 1823–1845 Christian Sørensen
• 1846–1874 Jens Lauritz Arup
• 1875–1893 Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop
• 1893–1896 Fredrik Wilhelm Klumpp Bugge
• 1896–1912 Anton Christian Bang
• 1912–1922 Jens Frølich Tandberg
• 1922–1937 Johan Lunde
• 1937–1951 Eivind Josef Berggrav
• 1951–1968 Johannes Smemo
• 1968–1973 Fridtjov Søiland Birkeli
• 1973–1977 Kaare Støylen
• 1977–1998 Andreas Aarflot
• 1998–2005 Gunnar Stålsett
• 2005–2011 Ole Christian Kvarme

External links

• Official website
•  "Ancient See of Oslo". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.