Diocese of Nidaros

Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros bispedømme

Location
Country	Norway
Territory	Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties
Deaneries	12 prosti
Statistics
Parishes	61
Members	401,000
Information
Denomination	Church of Norway
Established	1068
Cathedral	Nidaros Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Tor Singsaas
Map
Location of the Diocese of Nidaros
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.

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.