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Orkdal prosti


This list of churches in Trøndelag is a list of the Church of Norway churches in Trøndelag county, Norway. The churches are all part of the Diocese of Nidaros which includes the same geographical area as the county. The list is divided into 11 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) and then into parishes (sokn) which have their own councils (soknerådet). Each parish may have one or more congregations in it. The municipality of Trondheim includes four deaneries on its own due to its large population.

The Nidaros arch-deanery covers the urban city centre of the city of Trondheim, along the Trondheimsfjorden. The Nidaros Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros as well as the Dean of the deanery. This arch-deanery is divided into four parishes with a total of five churches.

The deanery covers the western part of the city centre of Trondheim. The Dean of this deanery is headquartered at the Byåsen Church in the Byåsen area of Trondheim. This deanery is divided into three parishes with a total of four churches. This deanery was created in 2004 when the Byåsen and Sverresborg parishes from the Heimdal prosti and the Ilen parish from Nidaros domprosti were moved to the new deanery.

This deanery covers the Fosen peninsula in Trøndelag county. The area lies between the Norwegian Sea and Trondheim Fjord. It includes the municipalities of Osen, Roan, Åfjord, Bjugn, Ørland, and Indre Fosen. The deanery is divided up into 14 parishes. The deanery is headquartered at Stadsbygd Church in the village of Stadsbygd in Indre Fosen municipality.


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