Diocese of Hamar Hamar bispedømme |
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Location | |
Country | Norway |
Territory | Hedmark and Oppland |
Deaneries | 10 |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 164 |
Members | 312,987 |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Established | 1153 (Ancient Diocese of Hamar) 1864 (re-established) |
Dissolved | 1537 (Ancient Diocese of Hamar) |
Cathedral | Hamar Cathedral |
Leadership | |
Bishop | Solveig Fiske |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
Hamar is a present Lutheran diocese, named after its episcopal see, the Norwegian city of Hamar.
There are 164 parishes in the diocese.
In the Church of Norway, the diocese of Hamar covers Oppland and Hedmark. The cathedral city is Hamar, and the bishop is Solveig Fiske.
The Lutheran diocese of Hamar was established in 1864. In reverse chronolocial order, the following bishops have led the diocese: