Diocese of Nidaros
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For the medieval Catholic archdiocese, see Archdiocese of Nidaros.
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg Finnset. The Bishop Preses, currently Olav Fykse Tveit is also based at the Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into nine deaneries (prosti). While the Bishop Preses holds episcopal responsibility within the Nidaros domprosti (deanery) in Trondheim, the Bishop of Nidaros holds episcopal authority of the other eight deaneries as well as the language based parish of the Southern Sámi.
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Location | |
Country | Norway |
Territory | Trøndelag county |
Deaneries | 9 prosti (2021)[1] |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 121 (2021)[1] |
Members | 357,914 |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Established | 1068 |
Cathedral | Nidaros Cathedral |
Language | Norwegian, Southern Sámi |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Herborg Finnset, Bishop of Nidaros Olav Fykse Tveit, Bishop Preses in Nidaros |
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Location of the Diocese of Nidaros | |
Website | |
kirken.no/nidaros |
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