List of churches in Bjørgvin
The list of churches in Bjørgvin is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Bjørgvin in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Vestland county. The Diocese is based at the Bergen Cathedral in the city of Bergen in Bergen 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 number and size of the deaneries and parishes has changed over time. The Laksevåg prosti (created in 1990) in Bergen was dissolved in 2013 and its churches were divided between the Bergen domprosti and the Fana prosti. Also in 2013, the old Ytre Sogn prosti was dissolved. The old deanery included Gulen, Solund, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Balestrand, and Vik municipalities. The municipalities of Gulen and Solund were transferred to the Nordhordland prosti, which includes the northern municipalities in the old Hordaland county. Hyllestad and Høyanger were transferred to Sunnfjord prosti, and Balestrand and Vik were merged with the old Indre Sogn prosti and it was renamed Sogn prosti.[2] In 2014, the Midhordland prosti was dissolved and its churches were divided between Fana prosti and Hardanger og Voss prosti.[3][4] Also in 2014, the parishes in nearby Osterøy Municipality were transferred from Nordhordland prosti to the Arna og Åsane prosti.[5] At that time, its name could have been changed to "Arna, Åsane and Osterøy deanery" but that was considered to be too long a name. In 2015, the Norwegian Department of Culture changed the name to Åsane prosti.[6] In 2017, the diocese created a new deanery called Bergensdalen prosti to help relieve the work in the large deaneries in the city of Bergen.
Bergen domprosti
This arch-deanery (Norwegian: domprosti) covers the central part of the city of Bergen. The deanery is headquartered at the Bergen Cathedral in the city of Bergen in Bergen Municipality. The Bergen domprosti has been in operation for a long time. In 1990, the large Bergen domprosti was split into four deaneries: Arna og Åsane prosti in the northeast, Fana prosti in the south part of the city, Laksevåg prosti in the west part of the city, and Bergen domprosti in the city centre. In 2013, the old Laksevåg prosti was dissolved and the parishes of Laksevåg, Nygård, Loddefjord, and Olsvik were moved back into this deanery (the remainder of the old Laksevåg prosti became part of Fana prosti).[3]
| Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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| Bergen | Bergen domkirke |
Bergen Cathedral | Bergen | begun ca. 1250 | File:Domkirken.bg.1.jpg |
| Church of the Cross | Bergen | late 12th century | File:Korskirken, Bergen.....jpg | ||
| St. Jacob's Church | Nygård | 1921 | File:St. Jakob kirke.jpg | ||
| St. George's Hospital Church | Bergen | 1702 | File:St Jørgens kirke Bergen.jpg | ||
| St. John's Church | Sydnes | 1894 | File:Bergen johanneskirken.jpg | ||
| St. Maria's Church | Bergenhus | after 1140 | File:Bergen mariakirken2 edit.jpg | ||
| New Church | Nordnes | 1763 | File:Nykirken in Bergen detail.jpg | ||
| Laksevåg | Laksevåg Church | Laksevåg | 1875 | File:Laksevåg kirke.jpg | |
| Loddefjord | Loddefjord Church | Loddefjord | 1926 | File:Loddefjord kirke - 2 - 20060521.jpg | |
| Nygård | Nygård Church | Gravdal | 1972 | File:Nygård, Bergen, Norway - panoramio (1).jpg | |
| Olsvik | Olsvik Church | Olsvik | 1990 | ||
| Sandviken | Sandvik Church | Sandviken | 1881 | File:Sandvikskirken Bergen 2009 1.JPG |
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Nordfjord prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers several municipalities in northern part of the diocese. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of Bremanger, Gloppen, Stad, Stryn, and the northern portion of Kinn. The deanery is headquartered at Eid Church in the village of Nordfjordeid in Stad Municipality. The deanery has been in use since the Reformation in Norway. On 1 January 2020, the parish of Hornindal was transferred to the Søre Sunnmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre after Hornindal became a part of Volda Municipality.[7]
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Sunnfjord prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers several municipalities in the north-central part of the diocese. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Sunnfjord, and the southern part of Kinn. The deanery is headquartered at Førde Church in the town of Førde in Sunnfjord Municipality. The deanery has been in use since the Reformation in Norway. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Søndfjord prosti" to "Sunnfjord prosti".[9] In 2013, the Ytre Sogn prosti was dissolved and the parishes in the municipalities of Hyllestad and Høyanger were transferred to this deanery.[2][10]
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Sogn prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers several municipalities in east-central part of the county. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of Aurland, Luster, Lærdal, Sogndal, Vik, and Årdal. The deanery is headquartered at Stedje Church in the village of Sogndalsfjøra in Sogndal Municipality. The old Sogn prosti was divided in 1819 into Ytre Sogn prosti (outer Sogn) and Indre Sogn prosti (inner Sogn). Indre Sogn prosti was based at Stedje Church and the Ytre Sogn prosti was based at Lavik Church in Høyanger. In 2013, the old Ytre Sogn prosti was dissolved and the parishes in Balestrand and Vik municipalities were transferred to this deanery. At the same time, this deanery's name was changed from Indre Sogn prosti to simply Sogn prosti. The rest of the old Ytre Sogn prosti was divided between Sunnfjord prosti (Hyllestad and Høyanger) and Nordhordland prosti (Gulen and Solund).[11]
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Nordhordland prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers several municipalities in west-central part of the county. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of Alver, Austrheim, Fedje, Gulen, Masfjorden, Modalen, and Solund. The deanery is headquartered at Alversund Church in the village of Isdalstø in Alver Municipality. The deanery has been in existence for a long time. In 2013, the old Ytre Sogn prosti was dissolved and the parishes in the municipalities of Gulen and Solund (from the old Sogn og Fjordane county) were moved into this deanery.[12][2] In 2014, the parishes in Osterøy Municipality were transferred from this deanery from the neighboring Arna og Åsane prosti.[5]
Åsane prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the northern/eastern part of the city of Bergen and the neighboring municipality of Osterøy in the central part the county. The deanery is headquartered at Åsane Church in the borough of Åsane in the city of Bergen. This deanery was created in 1990 when the large Bergen domprosti was divided. Originally, this deanery was named Arna og Åsane prosti. In 2014, the churches from Osterøy Municipality were transferred to this deanery from Nordhordland prosti. After that, the name of the deanery was shortend to simply Åsane prosti.[3][4]
| Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | Arna | Arna Church | Indre Arna | 1865 | File:Arna kirke.JPG |
| Takvam Chapel | Takvam | 1912 | File:Takvam kapell.JPG | ||
| Biskopshavn | Biskopshavn Church | Biskopshavn | 1966 | File:Biskopshavn kirke.JPG | |
| Eidsvåg | Eidsvåg Church | Eidsvåg | 1982 | File:Eidsvåg kirke.JPG | |
| Salhus | Salhus Church | Salhus | 1924 | File:Salhus kirke.jpg | |
| Ytre Arna | Ytre Arna Church | Ytre Arna | 1899 | File:Ytre Arna kirke.JPG | |
| Åsane | Åsane Church | Åsane | 1993 | File:Åsane nye kirke.JPG | |
| Old Åsane Church | Åsane | 1795 | File:Åsane gamle kirke.jpg | ||
| Osterøy | Bruvik | Bruvik Church | Bruvik | 1867 | File:Bruvik kirkested mot Hananipa.jpg |
| Gjerstad | Gjerstad Church | Gjerstad | 1870 | File:Gjerstad kirke Osterøy.jpg | |
| Hamre | Hamre Church | Hamre | 1622 | File:Hamre kirke.jpg | |
| Haus | Haus Church | Hausvik | 1874 | File:Haus kirke.jpg | |
| Hosanger | Hosanger Church | Hosanger | 1796 | File:Hosanger kirke.jpg |
Bergensdalen prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the south-central part of the city of Bergen. The deanery is headquartered at Storetveit Church in the Fjøsanger area of Bergen. This deanery was created on 1 October 2017 when parts of the Bergen domprosti and Fana prosti were split off to create this new deanery.[13][14]
| Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen | Bønes | Bønes Church | Bønestoppen | 2009 | File:Bønes kirke.JPG |
| Fridalen | Fridalen Church | Minde | 1985 | File:Fridalen kirke.JPG | |
| Fyllingsdalen | Fyllingsdalen Church | Fyllingsdalen | 1976 | File:Fyllingsdalen kirke inngang.JPG | |
| Landås | Landås Church | Landås | 1966 | File:Landås kirke.jpg | |
| Løvstakksiden | St. Marcus Church | Løvstakksiden | 1939 | File:St. Markus kirke DSC 0512.jpg | |
| Solheim Church | Solheimsviken | 1956 | File:Solheim kirke Bergen DSC 0684.jpg | ||
| Slettebakken | Slettebakken Church | Slettebakken | 1970 | File:Slettebakken Kirke Bergen Norway 2009 3.JPG | |
| Storetveit | Storetveit Church | Fjøsanger | 1930 | File:Storetveit kirke.jpg | |
| Sælen | Sælen Church | Sælen | 2001 | File:Sælen kirke T248 01 0759.jpg | |
| Årstad | Årstad Church | Årstad | 1890 | File:Årstad kyrkje i Bergen.jpg |
Fana prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the southern part of the city of Bergen and the neighboring municipalities of Bjørnafjorden and Austevoll in the west-central part of the county. The deanery is headquartered at Fana Church in the borough of Fana in the city of Bergen. The deanery was established in 1990 when it was split off from the old Midhordland prosti. In 2013, the old Laksevåg prosti was split up and the Fyllingsdalen and Sælen parishes were transferred to Fana prosti.[3] In 2014, the old Midhordland prosti was dissolved and split up. The parishes in the municipalities of Os and Austevoll were transferred to Fana prosti.[4] In 2017, the churches from Fusa Municipality were transferred to this deanery from the neighboring Hardanger og Voss prosti in preparation for the merger of Os and Fusa to form Bjørnafjorden Municipality on 1 January 2020.[14]
Hardanger og Voss prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers several municipalities in the southeastern part of the diocese. The deanery is headquartered at Voss Church in the village of Vossevangen in Voss Municipality. This deanery was established in 1819 when the parishes in Voss were moved into the old Hardanger prosti, creating the Hardanger og Voss prosti. On 1 March 2014, the parishes in the municipalities of Fusa and Samnanger were moved to this deanery when the old Midhordland prosti was dissolved.[4][15] On 1 October 2017, the parishes in the municipality of Fusa were transferred from this deanery to the neighboring Fana prosti.[14]
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Vesthordland prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the two island municipalities of Askøy and Øygarden in the west-central part of the diocese. The deanery is headquartered at Fjell Church in the village of Straume in Øygarden Municipality. Vesthordland prosti was established on 15 October 1999 when the large Midhordland prosti was divided by removing the western island region and making it a new deanery. The new Vesthordland prosti received the parishes of Askøy, Fjell, Sund, and Øygarden. The parishes in Austevoll, Os, Fusa, Kvam, and Samnanger remained in Midhordland prosti.[16]
| Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askøy | Ask | Ask Church | Ask | 1908 | File:Ask church, Askøy 21may2006.jpg |
| Erdal | Erdal Church | Erdal | 2006 | File:Erdal kirke.JPG | |
| Herdla | Herdla Church | Herdla | 1863 | File:Herdla kirke - 20060521.jpg | |
| Strusshamn | Strusshamn Church | Strusshamn | 1969 | File:Strusshamn kirke.JPG | |
| Tveit | Tveit Church | Tveitevåg | 1957 | File:Tveit kirke.JPG | |
| Øygarden | Fjell | Fjell Church | Fjell | 1874 | File:Fjell kirke.jpg |
| Foldnes Church | Foldnes | 2001 | |||
| Landro Church | Landro | 1977 | File:Landrokirke.gif | ||
| Hjelme og Blomvåg | Blomvåg Church | Blomvåg | 1931 | File:Blomvåg kyrkje.JPG | |
| Hjelme Church | Seløyna | 1971 | File:Hjelme kyrkje.JPG | ||
| Old Hjelme Church | Seløyna | 1875 | File:Hjelme gamle kiyrkje.JPG | ||
| Sund | Kausland Church | Kausland | 1881 | File:Kausland kirke fra Bendixen ekst.jpg | |
| Sund Church | Klokkarvik | 1997 | File:Sund kirke 2.jpg |
Sunnhordland prosti
This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers several municipalities in the southwestern part of the diocese. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of Bømlo, Etne, Fitjar, Kvinnherad, Stord, Sveio, and Tysnes. The deanery is headquartered at Stord Church in the town of Leirvik in Stord Municipality. The original Søndhordland prosti was established in medieval times. Sometime after the Reformation in Norway, the parish was divided into Nordre Søndhordland prosti (the modern municipalities of Kvinnherad, Stord, Fitjar, and Tysnes) and Søndre Søndhordland prosti (the modern municipalities of Etne, Sveio, and Bømlo). A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery names from "Nordre Søndhordland prosti" to "Nordre Sunnhordland prosti" and "Søndre Søndhordland prosti" to "Sør-Sunnhordland prosti".[9] On 1 January 1972, the present Sunnhordland prosti was established when the old Nordre Sunnhordland prosti and Sør-Sunnhordland prosti were merged.
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References
- ↑ "Bjørgvin bispedøme" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ytre Sogn prosti blir lagt ned" (in Norwegian). NRK. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Prostiene i Bergen" (in Norwegian). Bergen kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Endringar i prostigrenser" (in Norwegian). Bjørgvin bispedøme. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bjørgvin bispedøme (28 February 2014). "Endringar i prostigrenser". Den norske kyrkja (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 August 2015.
Samstundes er sokna på Osterøy flytta frå Nordhordland til Arna og Åsane prosti.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Åsane prosti". Den norske kyrka (in Norwegian). Bjørgvin bispedøme. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
...i staden for å leggja til Osterøy i namnet har ein forenkla det til Åsane prosti.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Møre bispedømeråd møteprotokoll" (PDF) (in norsk nynorsk). Møre bispedøme. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ "Bispedømerådsmøte 25 Mars 2015" (in Norwegian). Bjørgvin bispedøme. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Norsk Lovtidende (in norsk). Grøndahl. 1922. pp. 195–196. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ "A-1236 - Sunnfjord prosti". ArkivPortalen (in norsk). Statsarkivet i Bergen. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ "A-1235 - Ytre Sogn prosti". ArkivPortalen (in norsk). Statsarkivet i Bergen. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ "Ytre Sogn prosti blir lagt ned" (in Norwegian). NRK. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Ny prost i nytt prosti" (in Norwegian). Bjørgvin bispedømme. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Justeringar i prosti- og soknegrenser". Bjørgvin bispedøme (in norsk nynorsk). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ "A-1230 - Hardanger og Voss prosti". ArkivPortalen (in norsk). Statsarkivet i Bergen. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ "Vesthordland prosti". VestNytt (in norsk). 30 October 1999.
