Diocese of Hålogaland
The Diocese of Hålogaland (Norwegian: Hålogaland bispedømme, historically: Tromsø stift) was a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covered the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within all of Northern Norway (including Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark county along with the territory of Svalbard). The diocese was headquartered in the city of Tromsø at the Tromsø Cathedral. The diocese was dissolved in 1952 when it was split into the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland and the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
Diocese of Hålogaland Hålogaland bispedomme | |
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View of the Tromsø Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| Territory | Nordland, Finnmark, Troms, and Svalbard |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Established | 1804—1952 |
| Cathedral | Tromsø Cathedral |
| Map | |
The diocese included the areas of both Nord-Hålogaland and Sør-Hålogaland in the map. | |
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