List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland

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This list of churches in Nord-Hålogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Finnmark and Troms counties. The diocese is based at the Tromsø Cathedral in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø 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. The number and size of the deaneries and parishes has changed over time.

Tromsø domprosti

This arch-deanery (Norwegian: domprosti) is home to the Tromsø Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. Tromsø domprosti covers Tromsø Municipality and Karlsøy Municipality in Troms county. The deanery is headquartered at Tromsø Cathedral in the city of Tromsø. Administratively, the territory of Svalbard is also part of the Tromsø domprosti, although it is not part of the county.

In 1844, the new Diocese of Hålogaland was established, with its seat at Tromsø Cathedral. After this, the parish of Tromsø was removed from Tromsø prosti and moved into the new Tromsø stiftsprosti (arch-deanery / later renamed Tromsø domprosti) since it was the seat of the Diocese. On 18 October 1856 the new parish of Balsfjord was established, and then on 10 November 1860, the new parish of Tromsøysund was established and both of these areas were removed from the Tromsø stiftsprosti (arch-deanery) and moved to the Tromsø prosti (deanery). In 1963, the parish of Tromsøysund was transferred from Troms prosti (back) to Tromsø domprosti. In the late 1970s, the parish of Karlsøy was also moved from Troms prosti to Tromsø domprosti.

Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built
Karlsøy	Karlsøy	Helgøy Church	Helgøya	1742
		Karlsøy Church	Karlsøya	1854
		Ringvassøy Church	Hansnes	1977
		Sengskroken Church	Vanna	1962
Tromsø	Tromsø Domkirken	Tromsø Cathedral	Tromsø	1861
	Elverhøy	Elverhøy Church	Tromsø	1803
	Grønnåsen	Grønnåsen Church	Tromsø	1996
	Hillesøy	Hillesøy Church	Brensholmen, Kvaløya	1889
	Kroken	Kroken Church	Kroken	2006
	Kvaløy	Kvaløy Church	Kaldfjord	1962
	Tromsøysund	Arctic Cathedral	Tromsdalen	1965
	Ullsfjord	Lakselvbukt Church	Lakselvbukt	1983
		Ullsfjord Church	Sjursnes	1862
		Jøvik Chapel	Jøvika	1920
Svalbard*	Svalbard	Svalbard Church	Longyearbyen	1958
*Note: Svalbard is not in Troms or Finnmark county, but it is part of the Tromsø domprosti.

Alta prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the western part of Finnmark county. It includes Alta Municipality, Hasvik Municipality, and Loppa Municipality. The deanery is headquartered at the Northern Lights Cathedral in the town of Alta in Alta Municipality.

The deanery was established on 14 May 1864 when the old Vest-Finnmark prosti was split into Alta prosti and Hammerfest prosti. The new deanery originally included all of the parishes located in Alta Municipality, Talvik Municipality, Loppa Municipality, and Kautokeino Municipality. On 1 April 1991, Kautokeino Municipality was moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.

Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built
Alta	Alta	Alta Church	Alta	1858
		Elvebakken Church	Alta	1964
		Kåfjord Church	Kåfjord	1837
		Northern Lights Cathedral	Alta	2013
		Rafsbotn Chapel	Rafsbotn	1989
	Talvik	Komagfjord Church	Komagfjord	1960
		Langfjord Church	Langfjordbotn	1891
		Leirbotn Church	Leirbotn	1993
		Talvik Church	Talvik	1883
Hasvik	Hasvik	Breivikbotn Chapel	Breivikbotn	1959
		Dønnesfjord Church	Dønnesfjord	1888
		Hasvik Church	Hasvik	1955
		Sørvær Chapel	Sørvær	1968
Loppa	Loppa	Bergsfjord Church	Bergsfjord	1951
		Loppa Church	Loppa	1953
		Nuvsvåg Chapel	Nuvsvåg	1961
		Sandland Chapel	Sandland	1971
		Øksfjord Church	Øksfjord	1954

Hammerfest prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the northern part of Finnmark county. The deanery covers the five municipalities of Gamvik, Hammerfest, Lebesby, Måsøy, and Nordkapp. The deanery is headquartered at the Hammerfest Church in the town of Hammerfest in Hammerfest Municipality.

The deanery was established on 14 May 1864 when the old Vest-Finnmark prosti and Øst-Finnmark prosti were split into Alta prosti, Hammerfest prosti, and Varanger prosti. The new Hammerfest prosti took the Lebesby parish from the Øst-Finnmark prosti and the large parishes of Hammerfest, Maasø, and Kistrand came from Vest-Finnmark prosti. On 1 April 1991, the parishes in Karasjok Municipality and Porsanger Municipality were moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.

Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built
Gamvik	Gamvik	Gamvik Church	Gamvik	1958
		Hop Church	Skjånes	1977
		Mehamn Chapel	Mehamn	1965
Hammerfest	Hammerfest	Hammerfest Church	Hammerfest	1961
	Kvalsund	Kvalsund Church	Kvalsund	1936
	Kvalsund	Sennalandet Chapel	Áisaroaivi	1961
	Kokelv	Kokelv Church	Kokelv	1960
Lebesby	Lebesby	Kjøllefjord Church	Kjøllefjord	1951
		Kunes Chapel	Kunes
		Lebesby Church	Lebesby	1962
		Veidnes Chapel	Veidnes	1981
Måsøy	Måsøy	Gunnarnes Chapel	Rolvsøya	1986
		Havøysund Church	Havøysund	1961
		Ingøy Church	Ingøy	1957
		Måsøy Church	Måsøya	1953
		Slotten Chapel	Slåtten	1965
Nordkapp	Nordkapp	Gjesvær Chapel	Gjesvær	1960
		Honningsvåg Church	Honningsvåg	1885
		Repvåg Church	Repvåg	1967
		Skarsvåg Church	Skarsvåg	1961

Indre Finnmark prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti / also called Sis-Finnmárkku proavássuohkan in the Northern Sami language) covers the five municipalities of Kautokeino, Karasjok, Porsanger, Nesseby, and Tana in the southern part of Finnmark county. The deanery is headquartered at the Karasjok Church in the village of Karasjok in Karasjok Municipality.

This deanery was established on 1 April 1991 when parts of the three existing deaneries were transferred to this new Sami-majority deanery: Kautokeino (from Alta prosti), Porsanger and Karasjok (from Hammerfest prosti), and Tana and Nesseby (from Varanger prosti). At 25,520.2 square kilometres (9,853.4 sq mi), this is the largest deanery in Norway by size. 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.

Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built
Karasjok	Karasjok	Karasjok Church	Karasjok	1974
		Old Karasjok Church	Karasjok	1807
		Suosjavrre Chapel	Šuoššjávri	1968
		Valjok Church	Váljohka	1932
Kautokeino	Kautokeino	Kautokeino Church	Kautokeino	1958
		Láhpoluoppal Chapel	Láhpoluoppal	1967
		Masi Church	Masi	1965
Nesseby	Nesseby	Nesseby Church	Nesseby	1858
Porsanger	Porsanger	Brenna Chapel	Brenna	1971
		Børselv Church	Børselv	1958
		Kistrand Church	Kistrand	1856
		Lakselv Church	Lakselv	1963
		Skoganvarre Chapel	Skoganvarre	1963
Tana	Tana	Austertana Chapel	Austertana	1958
		Polmak Church	Polmak	1853
		Tana Church	Rustefjelbma	1964

Nord-Troms prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers six municipalities in the northern part of Troms county: Gáivuotna–Kåfjord, Kvænangen, Lyngen, Nordreisa, Skjervøy, and Storfjord. The deanery is headquartered at the Nordreisa Church in the village of Storslett in Nordreisa Municipality.

The old Tromsø prosti was established after the Reformation in Norway in 1589, and at that time, it was part of the Diocese of Nidaros. The deanery originally encompassed the northern part of Troms county. It was considered to be one parish with 8 churches and a total of 4 priests for the whole deanery. Around 1750, the deanery was divided with the creation of the new Senjen prosti in the central part of the county. In 1776, the deanery was divided into four parishes: Tromsø, Karlsøy, Lyngen, and Skjervøy. In 1844, the new Diocese of Hålogaland was established, with its seat at Tromsø Cathedral. After this, the parish of Tromsø was removed from Tromsø prosti and moved into the new Tromsø stiftsprosti (arch-deanery) since it was the seat of the Diocese. This left Karlsøy, Lyngen, and Skjervøy in Tromsø prosti. On 18 October 1856 the new parish of Balsfjord was established, and then on 10 November 1860, the new parish of Tromsøysund was established and both of these areas were removed from the Tromsø stiftsprosti (arch-deanery) and moved to the Tromsø prosti (deanery). A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Tromsø prosti" to "Troms prosti". In 1963, the Tromsøysund parish was transferred from Troms prosti (back) to Tromsø domprosti. In the late 1970s, the parish of Karlsøy was also moved from Troms prosti to Tromsø domprosti. In 1998, the new Indre Troms prosti was established and the churches in Balsfjord Municipality were transferred from Troms prosti to the new deanery. At the same time, the name of this deanery was changed from Troms prosti to Nord-Troms prosti.

Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built
Gáivuotna–Kåfjord	Kåfjord	Kåfjord Church	Olderdalen	1949
Kvænangen	Kvænangen	Burfjord Church	Burfjord	2009
		Sekkemo Church	Sekkemo	1956
		Skorpa Church	Skorpa	1850
Lyngen	Lyngen	Lyngen Church	Lyngseidet	1782
Lyngen	Lyngen	Lenangsøyra Chapel	Lyngmo	1996
Nordreisa	Nordreisa	Nordreisa Church	Storslett	1856
Nordreisa	Nordreisa	Rotsund Chapel	Rotsund	1932
Skjervøy	Skjervøy	Arnøy Church	Arnøyhamn	1978
Skjervøy	Skjervøy	Skjervøy Church	Skjervøya	1728
Storfjord	Storfjord	Storfjord Church	Hatteng	1952
Storfjord	Storfjord	Skibotn Chapel	Skibotn	1895

Senja prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers eight municipalities on the island of Senja and the central part of Troms county including the municipalities of Balsfjord, Bardu, Dyrøy, Lavangen, Målselv, Salangen, Senja, and Sørreisa. The deanery is headquartered at Finnsnes Church in the town of Finnsnes in Senja Municipality.

The deanery was established around the year 1750 when the large Tromsø prosti was divided and the southern part became the new Senjens prosti. On 1 January 1860, the southern part of the deanery was split off to become the new Trondenes prosti, leaving Senjen prosti with the parishes of Berg, Tranøy, Lenvik, and Målselv. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Senjen prosti" to "Senja prosti".

On 1 January 2020, the old Indre Troms prosti was merged with Senja prosti. Indre Troms was in existence from 1998 until 2019. It covered five municipalities in the southeastern part of Troms county: Balsfjord, Bardu, Lavangen, Målselv, and Salangen. The deanery was headquartered at in the village of Bardufoss in Målselv Municipality. The deanery was created in 1998 by transferring Bardu and Målselv municipalities from Senja prosti, Balsfjord from Troms prosti, and Lavangen and Salangen from Trondenes prosti. The old Troms prosti was renamed Nord-Troms prosti at the same time.

Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built
Balsfjord	Balsfjord	Balsfjord Church	Tennes	1856
		Nordkjosbotn Church	Nordkjosbotn	1987
		Storsteinnes Chapel	Storsteinnes	1968
	Malangen	Malangen Church	Mortenhals	1853
	Malangen	Mestervik Chapel	Mestervik	1968
Bardu	Bardu	Bardu Church	Setermoen	1829
		Nedre Bardu Chapel	Brandmoen	1981
		Øvre Bardu Chapel	Sørdalen	1971
		Salangsdalen Chapel	Salangsdalen	1981
Dyrøy	Dyrøy	Dyrøy Church	Holm	1880
Dyrøy	Dyrøy	Brøstad Chapel	Brøstadbotn	1937
Lavangen	Lavangen	Lavangen Church	Soløy	1891
Målselv	Målselv	Målselv Church	Målselv (10 km north of Bardufoss)	1978
	Øverbygd	Øverbygd Church	Øverbygd	1867
	Øverbygd	Kirkesnesmoen Chapel	Kirkesnesmoen	1977
Senja	Berg	Berg Church	Skaland	1955
		Finnsæter Chapel	Finnsæter	1982
		Mefjordvær Chapel	Mefjordvær	1916
	Lenvik	Finnsnes Church	Finnsnes	1979
		Lenvik Church	Bjorelvnes	1879
		Rossfjord Church	Rossfjordstraumen	1822
		Fjordgård Chapel	Fjordgård	1976
		Gibostad Chapel	Gibostad	1939
		Husøy Chapel	Husøy i Senja	1957
		Lysbotn Chapel	Lysnes	1970
		Sandbakken Chapel	Sandbakken	1974
	Torsken	Torsken Church	Torsken	1784
		Flakkstadvåg Chapel	Flakstadvåg	1925
		Gryllefjord Chapel	Gryllefjord	1902
		Medby Chapel	Medby	1890
	Tranøy	Stonglandet Church	Stonglandseidet	1896
		Tranøy Church	Tranøya	1775
		Skrolsvik Chapel	Skrollsvika	1924
		Vangsvik Chapel	Vangsvik	1975
Salangen	Salangen	Salangen Church	Sjøvegan	1981
Salangen	Salangen	Elvenes Chapel	Elvenes	1959
Sørreisa	Sørreisa	Sørreisa Church	Tømmervika	1992
		Skøelv Chapel	Skøelva	1966
		Straumen Chapel	Sørreisa	1973

Trondenes prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers five municipalities in the southwestern part of Troms county. It includes the five municipalities of Gratangen, Harstad, Ibestad, Kvæfjord, and Tjeldsund. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Harstad in Harstad Municipality.

This deanery was established on 1 January 1860 when the old Senjen prosti was divided into two deaneries: Senjen in the north and Trondenes in the south. The parishes in Lavangen Municipality and Salangen Municipality were transferred to Trondenes prosti to the new Indre Troms prosti in 1998.

Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built
Gratangen	Gratangen	Gratangen Church	Årstein	1971
Harstad	Harstad	Harstad Church	Harstad	1958
	Kanebogen	Kanebogen Church	Kanebogen	1999
	Sandtorg	Gausvik Church	Gausvik	1979
	Sandtorg	Sandtorg Church	Sørvika	1932
	Trondenes	Trondenes Church	Trondenes	1400s
	Trondenes	Elgsnes Chapel	Elgsnes	1985
	Vågsfjord	Bjarkøy Church	Nergården	1766
		Grøtavær Church	Grøtavær	1915
		Lundenes Church	Lundenes	1974
		Sandsøy Church	Sandsøya	1888
Ibestad	Andørja	Andørja Church	Engenes	1914
	Ibestad	Ibestad Church	Hamnvik	1881
	Ibestad	Sørrollnes Chapel	Sørrollnes	1976
Kvæfjord	Kvæfjord	Kvæfjord Church	Borkenes	1867
Kvæfjord	Kvæfjord	Langvassbukt Chapel	Langvassbukta	1981
Tjeldsund	Astafjord	Astafjord Church	Grov	1978
	Skånland	Skånland Church	Evenskjer	1901
	Tjeldsund	Tjeldsund Church	Hol i Tjeldsund	1863
		Fjelldal Chapel	Fjelldal	1960
		Ramsund Chapel	Ramsund	1964
	Tovik	Tovik Church	Tovik	1905

Varanger prosti

This deanery covers the eastern part of Finnmark in the areas surrounding the Varangerfjorden and the areas on the Varanger Peninsula. The deanery includes the five municipalities of Berlevåg Båtsfjord, Sør-Varanger, Vadsø, and Vardø. The deanery is headquartered at Vadsø Church in the town of Vadsø in Vadsø Municipality.

Varanger prosti was established on 14 May 1864 when the old Øst-Finnmark prosti was dissolved, moving Lebesby prestegjeld to the newly created Hammerfest prosti and the rest of the old deanery became Varanger prosti. Originally, the parishes in Tana Municipality and Nesseby Municipality were part of the Varanger prosti, but on 1 April 1991, both were moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.

Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built
Berlevåg	Berlevåg	Berlevåg Church	Berlevåg	1960
Båtsfjord	Båtsfjord	Båtsfjord Church	Båtsfjord	1971
		Hamningberg Chapel	Hamningberg	1949
		Syltefjord Chapel	Nordfjord	1934
Sør-Varanger	Sør-Varanger	Bugøynes Chapel	Bugøynes	1989
		Kirkenes Church	Kirkenes	1959
		King Oscar II Chapel	Grense Jakobselv	1869
		Neiden Chapel	Neiden	1902
		Svanvik Church	Svanvik (in the Pasvikdalen valley)	1934
Vadsø	Vadsø	Skallelv Church	Skallelv	1961
		Vadsø Church	Vadsø	1958
		Vestre Jakobselv Church	Vestre Jakobselv	1940
Vardø	Vardø	Vardø Church	Vardø	1958
Vardø	Vardø	Vardø Chapel	Vardø	1908

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