Map of the
Church of Norway
deaneries in the Diocese of Nidaros. Each municipality belongs to a deanery except for Trondheim municipality is divided over three deaneries due to its large population.
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 (
fellesrad
). Each municipality may have one or more
parishes
(
sokn
) within the municipality. Each parish elects their own councils (
sokneradet
). Each parish has one or more
local church
.
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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 the municipalities of
Leka
,
Vikna
, and
Nærøy
, 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
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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.
Fosen prosti
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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
,
Afjord
,
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, Afjord, 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
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
.
Gauldal prosti
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This deanery (
Norwegian
:
prosti
) covers the
Gauldalen
valley and surrounding areas in southern
Trøndelag
county. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of
Holtalen
,
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, Holtalen, 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 Byasen prosti
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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
Byasen prosti
was merged with the
Heimdal prosti
.
[3]
The old
Byasen prosti
covered the western part of the city centre of
Trondheim
. The Dean of the old deanery of Byasen was headquartered at the
Byasen Church
in the
Byasen
area of Trondheim. Byasen prosti was created in 2004 when the Byasen and Sverresborg parishes from the
Heimdal prosti
and the Ilen parish from
Nidaros domprosti
were moved to the new deanery.
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Namdal prosti
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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 Snasa, 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
.
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On 1 January 2020, the churches in the old municipality of
Namdalseid
were moved to
Namdal prosti
when the municipality became part of the large
Namsos Municipality
.
Orkdal prosti
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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
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This deanery (
Norwegian
:
prosti
) covers the
Innherad
district in central Trøndelag county. The deanery includes the municipalities of
Snasa
,
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
,
Levanger
, and
Frosta
municipalities and the
Nord-Innherad prosti
included the parishes in
Snasa
,
Steinkjer
,
Inderøy
,
Verran
(now part of Steinkjer), and
Namdalseid
municipalities. The municipality of
Namdalseid
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
.
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Stjørdal prosti
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This deanery (
Norwegian
:
prosti
) covers the traditional district of
Stjørdalen
in eastern
Trøndelag
county. The deanery includes the parishes in the municipalities of
Stjørdal
,
Meraker
,
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
.
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On 1 July 1999, the parish of Frosta was transferred from Stjørdal prosti to the neighboring
Sør-Innherad prosti
.
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In 2000, the parish of Malvik was transferred from
Strinda prosti
to
Stjørdal prosti
.
Strinda prosti
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This deanery (
Norwegian
:
prosti
) covers the eastern part of the municipality of
Trondheim
; 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
.
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In 1965, the parish of Selbu was from Strinda prosti to the neighboring
Stjørdal prosti
.
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In 2000, the parish of Malvik was transferred from
Strinda prosti
to
Stjørdal prosti
.
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