List of churches in Finnmark

This list of churches in Finnmark is a list of the Church of Norway churches in Finnmark county, Norway. The churches are all part of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland along with the churches in Troms county. The diocese is based at the Tromsø Cathedral in the city of Tromsø.

The list is divided into four sections, one for each Deanery (prosti) in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery, the churches are divided by municipalities which have their own church council (fellesråd). Each municipal church council may be made up of more than one parish (sokn), each of which may have their own council (soknerådet). Each parish may have one or more congregations in it.

This deanery covers three municipalities in western part of Finnmark county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Alta in Alta municipality.

This deanery covers six municipalities in northern part of Finnmark county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Hammerfest in Hammerfest municipality.

This deanery (also called Sis-Finnmárkku proavássuohkan in the Northern Sami language) covers five municipalities in the southern part of Finnmark county. The deanery is headquartered in the village of Karasjok in Karasjok municipality. This is the largest deanery in Norway by size (25,520.2 square kilometres or 9,853.4 square miles). This deanery is also the only deanery in Norway with a majority of members being Sami people, which is why the Northern Sami language is the administrative language for the deanery. Services are held in both Norwegian and Sami languages. This deanery was established on 1 April 1991 when parts of the three existing deaneries were transferred to this new Sami-majority deanery.

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