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Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Sør-Hålogaland bispedømme
Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland; Sør-Hålogaland bispedømme
	View of Bodø Cathedral
Location
Country	Norway
Territory	Nordland
Deaneries	Bodø domprosti, Lofoten, Ofoten, Vesterålen, Salten, Nord-Helgeland, Indre Helgeland, Sør-Helgeland
Statistics
Parishes	96
Members	198,420
Information
Denomination	Church of Norway
Established	1952
Cathedral	Bodø Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes
Map
	; Location of Sør-Hålogaland diocese
Website
	http://www.kirken.no/sor-haalogaland
	Reference

Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covers the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within Nordland county in Norway. The diocese is headquartered in the town of Bodø at Bodø Cathedral, the seat of bishop Svein Valle (since november 2023). The diocese is divided into eight deaneries (prosti).

History

In 1952, the old Diocese of Hålogaland (which covered all of Northern Norway) was split into two: the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland (Nordland county) and the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland (Troms, Finnmark, and Svalbard).

Bishops

The bishops of Sør-Hålogaland since its creation in 1952:

1952–1959: Wollert Krohn-Hansen
1959–1969: Hans Edvard Wisløff
1969–1982: Bjarne Odd Weider
1982–1992: Fredrik Grønningsæter
1992–2006: Øystein Ingar Larsen
2007-2015: Tor Berger Jørgensen
2015-2023: Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes
since 2023: Svein Valle^[2]

Cathedral

The old church in Bodø was destroyed during World War II, and after the war plans were made to replace the church and make it the cathedral for the new diocese. The foundation stone was laid in 1954 and was consecrated by Bishop Wollert Krohn-Hansen in 1956. There is also a memorial to those who died in Bodø during the Second World War.^[3]

Structure

The Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland is divided into eight deaneries (Norwegian: prosti). Each one corresponds to several municipalities in the diocese. Each municipality is further divided into one or more parishes which each contain one or more congregations. See each municipality below for lists of churches and parishes within them.

Deanery (prosti)	Municipalities	Diocese Map
Bodø domprosti (Map: lower blue)	Bodø, Gildeskål, Meløy, Røst, Værøy
Lofoten prosti (Map: upper green)	Flakstad, Moskenes, Vestvågøy, Vågan
Vesterålen prosti (Map: upper blue)	Andøy, Bø, Hadsel, Sortland, Øksnes
Ofoten prosti (Map: red)	Evenes, Hamarøy, Lødingen, Narvik
Salten prosti (Map: upper yellow)	Beiarn, Fauske, Saltdal, Steigen, Sørfold
Nord-Helgeland prosti (Map: light blue)	Alstahaug, Dønna, Herøy, Leirfjord, Lurøy, Nesna, Rødøy, Træna
Indre Helgeland prosti (Map: lower green)	Grane, Hattfjelldal, Hemnes, Rana, Vefsn
Sør-Helgeland prosti (Map: lower yellow)	Bindal, Brønnøy, Sømna, Vega, Vevelstad