Diocese of Nidaros

For the medieval catholic archdiocese, see Archdiocese of Nidaros.

Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros bispedømme
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Trøndelag, Norway
Deaneries	12 prosti
Statistics
Parishes	61
Members	401,000
Information
Cathedral	Nidaros Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Tor Singsaas
Website
kirken.no/nidaros

Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries (prosti). Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008. On 1 July 2008 Tor Singsaas took over the position.^[1]

History

The diocese of Nidaros was established in 1068. It then covered the (modern) counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Nord-Trøndelag, Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark, along with the regions of Nordmøre and Romsdal (in Møre og Romsdal) and Härjedalen (in Sweden), and also the northern part of Østerdalen (Tynset, Tolga, and Os). The region of Sunnmøre (in Møre og Romsdal) was transferred from Diocese of Bjørgvin to the new Archdiocese of Nidaros some time after 1152 – to secure it more income.

The northern part of Østerdalen was transferred to Diocese of Oslo some time after 1537. The province of Jämtland was transferred from Diocese of Uppsala to Nidaros in 1570. The region of Sunnmøre was transferred (back) from Nidaros to the Diocese of Bjørgvin in 1622. The provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen were lost to Sweden in 1645. Nord-Norge was established as a diocese of its own in 1804 (formally first in 1844). The parish of Innset was transferred from Diocese of Hamar to Nidaros in 1966. The regions of Nordmøre and Romsdal (together with Sunnmøre from Bjørgvin) were established as a diocese of its own (Diocese of Møre) in 1983.

Structure

The Diocese of Nidaros is divided into twelve 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
Nidaros domprosti	Trondheim
Byåsen prosti	Trondheim
Strinda prosti	Trondheim
Heimdal prosti	Klæbu, Trondheim
Fosen prosti	Bjugn, Leksvik, Osen, Rissa, Roan, Ørland, Åfjord
Orkdal prosti	Agdenes, Frøya, Hemne, Hitra, Meldal, Orkdal, Skaun, Snillfjord
Gauldal prosti	Holtålen, Melhus, Midtre Gauldal, Oppdal, Rennebu, Røros
Stjørdal prosti	Malvik, Meråker, Selbu, Stjørdal, Tydal
Sør-Innherad prosti	Frosta, Levanger, Verdal
Nord-Innherad prosti	Inderøy, Mosvik, Namdalseid, Snåsa, Steinkjer, Verran
Namdal prosti	Flatanger, Fosnes, Grong, Høylandet, Lierne, Namsos, Namsskogan, Overhalla, Røyrvik
Nærøy prosti	Leka, Nærøy, Vikna

See also: List of churches in Nord-Trøndelag and List of churches in Sør-Trøndelag

Bishops

The bishops of Nidaros since the Protestant Reformation when Norway switched from Catholicism to Lutheranism:

Torbjørn Bratt 1546 – 1548 Hans Gaas 1549 – 1578 Hans Mogenssøn 1578 – 1595 Isak Grønbech 1596 – 1617 Anders Arrebo 1618 – 1622 Peder Skjelderup 1622 – 1642 Erik Bredal 1643 – 1672 Arnold de Fine 1672 Erik Eriksen Pontoppidan d.e. 1673 – 1678 Christopher Hanssen Schletter 1678 – 1688 Peder Krog 1689 – 1731

Eiler Hagerup d.e. 1731 – 1743 Ludvig Harboe 1743 – 1748 Frederik Nannestad 1748 – 1758 Johan Ernst Gunnerus 1758 – 1773 Marcus Fredrik Bang 1773 – 1789 Johan Christian Schønheyder 1788 – 1803 Peder Olivarius Bugge 1804 – 1842 Hans Riddervold 1843 – 1849 Hans Jørgen Darre 1849 – 1860 Andreas Grimelund 1861 – 1883 Niels Laache 1884 – 1892

Johannes Nilssøn Skaar 1892 – 1905 Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen 1905 – 1909 Peter W. K. Bøckman, Sr. 1909 – 1923 Jens Gran Gleditsch 1923 – 1928 Johan Nicolai Støren 1928 – 1942 Arne Fjellbu 1945 – 1960 Tord Godal 1960 – 1979 Kristen Kyrre Bremer 1979 – 1991 Finn Wagle 1991 – 2008 Tor Singsaas 2008 – present

References

1. ^ Jacobsen, Håkon; Jonassen, Trine Høklie. "Her er den nye biskopen in Nidaros" (in Norwegian). Trondheim: Adressavisen. http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/trondheim/article1107048.ece. Retrieved 2008-06-27.