List of churches in Nidaros
This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Trøndelag county. The diocese is based at the Nidaros Cathedral in the city of Trondheim in Trondheim Municipality.
The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery (prosti; headed by a provost) in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery, the churches within each municipality elects their own church council (fellesråd). Each municipality may have one or more parishes (sokn) within the municipality. Each parish elects their own councils (soknerådet). Each parish has one or more local church.[1]
The municipality of Trondheim includes several deaneries within the municipality due to its large population. The number and size of the deaneries and parishes has changed over time. In 1995, the old Sør-Fosen prosti was merged with Orkdal prosti and on the same date the old Nord-Fosen prosti was renamed simply Fosen prosti. On 1 July 2015, the Nærøy prosti, which included Leka Municipality, Vikna Municipality, and Nærøy Municipality, was merged with the Namdal prosti. On 1 January 2020, the old Nord-Innherad prosti and Sør-Innherad prosti were merged to form the new Stiklestad prosti.
Nidaros domprosti
[edit]The Nidaros arch-deanery (Norwegian: domprosti) covers the urban city centre of the city of Trondheim, located along the Trondheimsfjorden in Trondheim Municipality. 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 three parishes with a total of five churches.
| Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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| Trondheim | Nidaros Domkirke og Vår Frue |
Nidaros Cathedral | Trondheim | 1070–1300 | 
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| Vår Frue Church | Trondheim | 1200 | 
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| Bakklandet og Lademoen |
Bakke Church | Trondheim | 1715 | 
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| Lademoen Church | Lademoen | 1905 | 
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| Lade | Lade Church | Lade | 1190 | 
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Fosen prosti
[edit]This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the Fosen peninsula in Trøndelag county. The area lies between the Norwegian Sea and Trondheim Fjord. It includes the municipalities of Osen, Åfjord, 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.
This deanery was established as Nordre Fosen prosti in 1917 when the historic Fosen prosti was divided into Nordre Fosen prosti in the north and Søndre Fosen prosti in the south. Originally, the Nordre Fosen prosti included the parishes of Bjørnør, Åfjord, Bjugn, and Stadsbygd while Søndre Fosen prosti included the parishes of Frøya, Hitra, Hemne, Agdenes, and Ørland. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery names from "Nordre Fosen prosti" to "Nord-Fosen prosti" and "Søndre Fosen prosti" to "Sør-Fosen prosti".[2] On 1 January 1972, the parish of Ørland Municipality was transferred to this deanery from the Sør-Fosen prosti. On 1 July 1999, the old Sør-Fosen prosti was dissolved and it became part of the Orkdal prosti. On the same date, the name of this deanery was changed to simply Fosen prosti.
| Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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| Indre Fosen | Hasselvika | Hasselvika Church | Hasselvika | 1951 | 
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| Leksvik | Leksvik Church | Leksvik | 1670 | 
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| Rissa | Fines Church | Verrabotn | 1913 | 
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| Rissa Church | Leira | 1888 | 
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| Rein Church | Reinsgrenda | 1932 | 
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| Stadsbygd | Stadsbygd Church | Stadsbygd | 1842 | 
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| Stranda | Stranda Church | Vanvikan | 1897 | 
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| Sør-Stjørna | Frengen Church | Frengen | 1972 | ||
| Ramsvik Church | Råkvåg | 1909 | 
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| Osen | Osen | Osen Church | Steinsdalen | 1877 | 
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| Seter Chapel | Seter | 1969 | |||
| Ørland | Bjugn | Bjugn Church | Bjugn | 1956 | 
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| Heggvik Church | Høybakken | 1858 | 
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| Jøssund | Jøssund Church | Jøssund | 1875 | 
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| Nes | Nes Church | Nes | 1878 | 
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| Tarva Chapel | Tarva | 1972 | |||
| Ørland | Ørland Church | Brekstad | 1342 | 
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| Storfosna Church | Storfosna | 1915 | 
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| Åfjord | Roan | Roan Church | Roan | 1702 | 
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| Åfjord | Åfjord Church | Årnes | 1879 | 
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| Stoksund | Stoksund Church | Revsnes | 1825 | 
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Gauldal prosti
[edit]This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the Gauldalen valley and surrounding areas in southern Trøndelag county. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of Holtålen, Melhus, Midtre Gauldal, Oppdal, Rennebu, and Røros. The deanery is headquartered at Støren Church in the village of Støren in Midtre Gauldal Municipality.
The deanery was established on 20 April 1911 when the old Nordre Dalernes prosti and Søndre Dalernes prosti were dissolved and split into three new deaneries. On that date, the parishes of Støren, Holtålen, Røros from Søndre Dalernes prosti and the parish of Melhus from Nordre Dalernes prosti became part of the new Orkedalens prosti. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Guldalen prosti" to "Gauldal prosti".[2] In 2000, the parishes of Oppdal and Rennebu were moved from Orkdal prosti to Gauldal prosti.
Heimdal og Byåsen prosti
[edit]This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the southern and western areas of Trondheim Municipality. The deanery is divided up into eight parishes. The deanery is headquartered at Heimdal Church in the village of Heimdal in Trondheim Municipality.
The deanery was established on 1 October 2017 when the old Byåsen prosti was merged with the Heimdal prosti.[3] The old Byåsen prosti covered the western part of the city centre of Trondheim. The Dean of the old deanery of Byåsen was headquartered at the Byåsen Church in the Byåsen area of Trondheim. Byåsen prosti 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.[4]
| Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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| Trondheim | Byneset og Leinstrand |
Byneset Church | Byneset | 1180 | 
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| Leinstrand Church | Leinstrand | 1673 | 
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| Byåsen | Byåsen Church | Byåsen | 1974 | 
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| Heimdal | Heimdal Church | Heimdal | 1960 | 
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| Ilen | Ilen Church | Ila | 1889 | 
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| Klæbu | Klæbu Church | Klæbu | 1790 | 
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| Vassfjell Chapel | Vassfjellet | 1974 | 
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| Kolstad | Kolstad Church | Kolstad | 1986 | 
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| Sverresborg | Havstein Church | Sverresborg | 1857 | 
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| Sverresborg Church | Sverresborg | 2014 | 
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| Tiller | Tiller Church | Tiller | 1901 | 
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Namdal prosti
[edit]This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the vast northern part of Trøndelag county, covering the municipalities of Lierne, Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Høylandet, Overhalla, Namsos, Flatanger, Nærøysund, and Leka. Those municipalities are further divided up into 17 parishes. The deanery is headquartered at Namsos Church in the town of Namsos in Namsos Municipality.
This deanery was established in 1973 when the old Indre Namdal prosti (Lierne, Grong, Overhalla, and Namsos) and Ytre Namdal prosti (Flatanger and Fosnes) were merged to form the new Namdal prosti (the parish of Snåsa, from Indre Namdal prosti, became part of Nord-Innherad prosti at the same time). On 1 July 2015, the old Nærøy prosti was dissolved and all of its parishes in Nærøy, Leka, and Vikna municipalities were merged into the Namdal prosti.[5] On 1 January 2020, the churches in the old Namdalseid Municipality were moved to Namdal prosti when the municipality became part of the large Namsos Municipality.
Orkdal prosti
[edit]This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the southwestern coastal part of Trøndelag county. The deanery covers the municipalities of Frøya, Heim, Hitra, Orkland, Skaun and Rindal. The deanery is headquartered at Orkdal Church in the village of Fannrem in Orkland Municipality.
The deanery was established on 20 April 1911 when the old Nordre Dalernes prosti and Søndre Dalernes prosti were dissolved and split into three new deaneries. On that date, the parishes of Orkdal, Meldal, Rennebu, and Oppdal from Søndre Dalernes prosti and the parish of Børsen from Nordre Dalernes prosti became part of the new Orkedalens prosti. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Orkedal prosti" to "Orkdal prosti".[2] In 2000, the parishes of Hitra, Frøya, and Hemne were moved from the Sør-Fosen prosti to Orkdal prosti and on the same date the parishes of Oppdal and Rennebu were moved from this deanery to the neighboring Gauldal prosti. In 2020, Rindal Municipality was moved to this deanery from the Diocese of Møre after the municipality changed counties in 2019.
Stiklestad prosti
[edit]This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the Innherad district in central Trøndelag county. The deanery includes the municipalities of Snåsa, Steinkjer, Inderøy, Verdal, Levanger, and Frosta. The deanery is headquartered at Stiklestad Church in the village of Stiklestad in Verdal Municipality.
The deanery was established on 1 January 2019 when the old Nord-Innherad prosti and Sør-Innherad prosti were merged. The old Sør-Innherad prosti included the parishes in Verdal Municipality, Levanger Municipality, and Frosta Municipality and the Nord-Innherad prosti included the parishes in Snåsa Municipality, Steinkjer Municipality, Inderøy Municipality, Verran Municipality (now part of Steinkjer Municipality), and Namdalseid Municipality. Namdalseid Municipality was merged into Namsos Municipality in 2020 and so it was transferred to the Namdal prosti. Sør-Innherad prosti was based at Stiklestad, just like the new Stiklestad deanery. The old Nord-Innherad prosti was headquartered at Steinkjer Church in the town of Steinkjer in Steinkjer Municipality.[6]
Stjørdal prosti
[edit]This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the traditional district of Stjørdalen in eastern Trøndelag county. The deanery includes the parishes in the municipalities of Stjørdal, Meråker, Malvik, Selbu, and Tydal. The deanery is headquartered at Værnes Church in the village of Prestmoen, just south of Stjørdalshalsen in Stjørdal Municipality.
Stjørdal prosti was created in 1920 when the parishes of Øvre Stjørdal, Nedre Stjørdal, Frosta, and Leksvik were separated from the large Søndre Indherred prosti. In 1965, the parish of Leksvik was transferred to the neighboring Fosen prosti and the parish of Selbu was transferred to Stjørdal prosti from the neighboring Strinda prosti.[7] On 1 July 1999, the parish of Frosta was transferred from Stjørdal prosti to the neighboring Sør-Innherad prosti.[8] In 2000, the parish of Malvik was transferred from Strinda prosti to Stjørdal prosti.
| Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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| Malvik | Hommelvik | Hommelvik Church | Hommelvik | 1886 | 
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| Mostadmark Chapel | Sneisen | 1986 | 
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| Malvik | Malvik Church | Malvik | 1846 | 
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| Meråker | Meråker | Meråker Church | Meråker | 1874 | 
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| Kopperå Chapel | Kopperå | 1936 | 
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| Stordalen Chapel | Stordalen | 1863 | 
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| Selbu | Selbu | Selbu Church | Mebonden | 1150 | 
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| Selbustrand Church | Selbustrand | 1901 | 
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| Flora Chapel | Flora | 1936 | 
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| Stjørdal | Hegra | Hegra Church | Hegra | 1783 | 
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| Flora Chapel | Flornes | 1902 | 
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| Okkelberg Chapel | Skjelstadmarka | 1905 | |||
| Lånke | Lånke Church | Lånke | 1899 | 
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| Elvran Church | Elvran | 1893 | 
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| Skatval | Skatval Church | Skatval | 1901 | 
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| Stjørdal | Værnes Church | Prestmoen | 1100 | 
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| Tydal | Tydal | Tydal Church | Aunet | 1696 | 
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| Stugudal Chapel | Stugudalen | 1957 | 
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Strinda prosti
[edit]This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the eastern part of Trondheim Municipality; containing a total of five parishes. The deanery is headquartered at Strinda Church in the village of Strinda.
The deanery was established on 20 April 1911 when the old Nordre Dalernes prosti and Søndre Dalernes prosti were dissolved and split into three new deaneries. The parish of Melhus became part of Orkdal prosti and the parish of Børsen became part of Orkdal prosti and the remaining parishes from Nordre Dalernes prosti became part of the new Strinda prosti.[9] In 1965, the parish of Selbu was from Strinda prosti to the neighboring Stjørdal prosti.[7] In 2000, the parish of Malvik was transferred from Strinda prosti to Stjørdal prosti.
| Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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| Trondheim | Berg | Berg Church | Berg | 1972 | 
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| Nidelven | Bratsberg Church | Bratsberg | 1850 | 
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| Hoeggen Church | Lerkendal | 1997 | 
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| Tempe Church | Lerkendal | 1960 | 
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| Ranheim og Charlottenlund |
Ranheim Church | Ranheim | 1933 | 
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| Charlottenlund Church | Charlottenlund | 1973 | 
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| Strinda | Strinda Church | Strinda | 1900 | 
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| Strindheim | Strindheim Church | Strindheim | 1979 | 
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References
[edit]- ^ "Nidaros bispedøme" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ a b c Norsk Lovtidende (in Norwegian). Grøndahl. 1922. pp. 195–196. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "51/17 Sammenslåing av Heimdal og Byåsen prostier". Møteprotokoll: Nidaros Bispedømmeråd 2016-2019 (PDF). Nidaros bispedømmeråd. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Byåsen prosti" (in Norwegian). StrindaHistorielag. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Nærøy og Namdal blir ett prosti" (in Norwegian). Kirken.no. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Nye «Stiklestad prosti» vedtatt i bispedømmerådet" (in Norwegian). Sør-Innherred prosti. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ a b Kyllo, Reidar (1982). Kirke- og kristenliv i Lånke (in Norwegian). Menighetsrådet. p. 101. ISBN 8299093600.
- ^ Juberg, Bjørn Olav (2016). Frosta kirke : 150 år : 1866-2016 : jubileumsskriftForfatter (in Norwegian). Frosta historielag. ISBN 9788291279251.
- ^ Herstad, John (2000). I helstatens grep (in Norwegian). Tano Aschehoug. ISBN 8251839483.
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