Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland

Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland Nord-Hålogaland bispedomme
View of the Tromsø Cathedral
Location
Country	Norway
Territory	Finnmark and Troms
Deaneries	Tromsø domprosti, Alta, Hammerfest, Indre Finnmark, Indre-Troms, Nord-Troms, Senja, Trondenes, Varanger
Statistics
Parishes	66
Members	236,000
Information
Denomination	Church of Norway
Established	1952
Cathedral	Tromsø Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Per Oskar Kjølaas
Map
Location of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland
Website
http://www.kirken.no/nord-haalogaland
Reference

Nord-Hålogaland (Norwegian: Nord-Hålogaland bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers Lutheran churches in Troms and Finnmark counties as well as Svalbard. The diocese is seated in the city of Tromsø at the Tromsø Cathedral, the seat of the presiding bishop, Per Oskar Kjølaas (bishop since 2002).

Northern Norway (present-day Troms and Nordland) was separated from the large Diocese of Nidaros to become a diocese of its own in 1804 (formally in 1844). It was first named Tromsø Stift, but the name was changed to Diocese of Hålogaland in 1918. When Svalbard became part of Norway in 1920, it also became a part of this diocese. The Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland was established in 1952 when the Diocese of Hålogaland was divided into two new dioceses: Nord-Hålogaland and Sør-Hålogaland.

The Bishops of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland since its creation in 1952. For bishops before that year, see the Diocese of Hålogaland.

Tromsø Cathedral was built in 1861. It was designed by architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The cathedral was built of wood in Neo-Gothic style. The interior is dominated by the altar, a copy of the Resurrection by Adolph Tidemand.