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Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland
Sør-Hålogaland bispedomme
View of the Bodø CathedralLocation Ecclesiastical province Nordland, Norway Deaneries There are 8 prosti:
- Bodø domprosti
- Lofoten
- Ofoten
- Vesterålen
- Salten
- Nord-Helgeland
- Indre Helgeland
- Sør-Helgeland
Statistics Parishes 96 Members 236,000 Information Cathedral Bodø Cathedral Current leadership Bishop Tor Berger Jørgensen Map 
Sør-Hålogaland: dark green/gold colorWebsite http://www.kirken.no/sor-haalogaland Reference[1] 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 Bodø at the Bodø Cathedral, the seat of the presiding Bishop Tor Berger Jørgensen (since 2007).
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History
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).
Bishops
Bishop Tor Berger Jørgensen
The bishops of Sør-Hålogaland since its creation in 1952:
- Wollert Krohn-Hansen (1952–1959)
- Hans Edvard Wisløff (1959–1969)
- Bjarne Odd Weider (1969–1982)
- Fredrik Grønningsæter (1982–1992)
- Øystein Ingar Larsen (1992–2006)
- Tor Berger Jørgensen (since 2007)
Cathedral
Main article: Bodø CathedralThe 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.[2]
Structure
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 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)Ballangen, Evenes, Hamarøy, Lødingen, Narvik, Tjeldsund, Tysfjord 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 See also: List of churches in NordlandReferences
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sør-Hålogaland bispedømme" (in Norwegian). http://snl.no/S%C3%B8r-H%C3%A5logaland_bisped%C3%B8mme. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Bodø Cathedral". Arkitekturguide Nordnorge og Svalbard. http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/arkinord/categories.php?cat_id=180&l=norwegian.
External links
Bishops and dioceses of Norway Church of Norway — Agder and Telemark: Olav Skjevesland · Bjørgvin: Halvor Nordhaug · Borg: Helga H. Byfuglien · Hamar: Solveig Fiske · Møre: Ingeborg Midttømme · Nidaros: Tor Singsaas · Nord-Hålogaland: Per Oskar Kjølaas · Oslo: Ole Christian Kvarme · Stavanger: Erling Pettersen · Sør-Hålogaland: Tor Berger Jørgensen · Tunsberg: Laila Riksaasen Dahl
Catholic bishops in Norway — Oslo: Bernt Eidsvig · Tromsø: Berislav Grgić · Trondheim: Sede vacanteCategories:- Church of Norway dioceses
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