List of churches in Møre
The list of churches in Møre is a list of the Church of Norway churches the Diocese of Møre which covers all of Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. This list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery (prosti headed by a provost) in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery, the churches are divided by municipalities which have their own church council (fellesråd) and then into parishes (sokn) which have their own councils (soknerådet). Each parish may have one or more congregation.[1]
Molde domprosti
This arch-deanery is home to the Molde Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Møre. Molde domprosti covers three municipalities in Møre og Romsdal county, all of which surround the town of Molde in Molde Municipality where the deanery is headquartered. On 1 January 2019, the churches in Eide Municipality were transferred from Ytre Nordmøre prosti to Molde domprosti.
Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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Aukra | Aukra | Aukra Church | Aukrasanden | 1835 | |
Hustadvika | Eide | Eide Church | Eide | 1871 | |
Gaustad Chapel | Gaustad | 2001 | |||
Bud | Bud Church | Bud | 1717 | ||
Hustad | Hustad Church | Hustad | 1874 | ||
Vågøy og Myrbostad |
Myrbostad Church | Elnesvågen | 1880 | ||
Vågøy Church | Vågøya | 1904 | |||
Molde | Bolsøy | Bergmo Church | Molde | 1986 | |
Nordbyen Church | Molde | 2006 | |||
Røbekk Church | Røbekk | 1898 | |||
Eikesdal | Eikesdal Church | Eikesdalen | 1866 | ||
Eresfjord | Sira Church | Eresfjord | 1869 | ||
Kleive | Kleive Church | Kleive | 1858 | ||
Midsund | Otrøy Church | Uglvik, Otrøya | 1878 | ||
Nord-Heggdal Chapel | Nord-Heggdal | 1974 | |||
Molde | Molde Cathedral | Molde | 1957 | ||
Nesset | Nesset Church | Eidsvåg | 1878 | ||
Røvik og Veøy | Røvik Church | Røvika | 1905 | ||
Veøy Church | Sølsnes | 1907 | |||
Old Veøy Church | Veøya | 1200 | |||
Sekken | Sekken Church | Sekken | 1908 | ||
Vistdal | Vistdal Church | Myklebostad | 1869 |
Søre Sunnmøre prosti
This deanery covers several municipalities in southwestern part of Møre og Romsdal county. The deanery is headquartered in the village of Volda in Volda Municipality.
Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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Hareid | Hareid | Hareid Church | Hareid | 1877 | |
Herøy | Herøy | Herøy Church | Fosnavåg | 2003 | |
Indre Herøy | Indre Herøy Church | Indre Herøy | 1916 | ||
Leikanger | Leikanger Church | Leikong | 1807 | ||
Sande | Sande | Sande Church | Sandsøya | 1880 | |
Gursken | Gursken Church | Gursken | 1919 | ||
Larsnes Chapel | Larsnes | 1989 | |||
Ulstein | Ulstein | Ulstein Church | Ulsteinvik | 1849 | |
Vanylven | Syvde | Syvde Church | Myklebost | 1837 | |
Rovde | Rovde Church | Rovdane | 1872 | ||
Vanylven | Vanylven Church | Slagnes | 1863 | ||
Saint Jetmund Church | Åheim | 1150 | |||
Åram | Åram Church | Åram | 1927 | ||
Volda | Austefjord | Austefjord Church | Fyrde | 1773 | |
Dalsfjord | Dalsfjord Church | Dravlaus | 1910 | ||
Hornindal | Hornindal Church | Grodås | 1856 | ||
Kilsfjord | Kilsfjord Church | Straumshamn | 1974 | ||
Storfjorden | Bjørke Church | Bjørke | 1919 | ||
Volda | Volda Church | Volda | 1932 | ||
Ørsta | Hjørundfjord | Hjørundfjord Church | Sæbø | 1880 | |
Vartdal | Vartdal Church | Nordre Vartdal | 1876 | ||
Ørsta | Ørsta Church | Ørsta | 1864 |
Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
This deanery covers several municipalities in western part of Møre og Romsdal county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Ålesund in Ålesund Municipality.
On 1 January 2020, the former Austre Sunnmøre prosti was merged into this deanery. That deanery covered six municipalities in southern part of Møre og Romsdal county. The deanery was headquartered in the village of Sjøholt in Ørskog Municipality.
Indre Romsdal prosti
This deanery covers two municipalities in central part of Møre og Romsdal county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Åndalsnes in Rauma Municipality.
Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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Rauma | Eid og Holm | Eid Church | Eidsbygda | 1796 | |
Holm Church | Holm | 1907 | |||
Rødven Church | Rødven | 1907 | |||
Rødven Stave Church | Rødven | 1200 | |||
Grytten | Grytten Church | Veblungsnes | 1829 | ||
Hen | Hen Church | Isfjorden | 1831 | ||
Kors | Kors Church | Marstein in Romsdalen |
1797 | ||
Voll | Voll Church | Voll | 1896 | ||
Innfjorden Chapel | Innfjorden | 1976 | |||
Vågstranda | Vågstranda Church | Vågstranda | 1870 | ||
Øverdalen | Øverdalen Church | Verma | 1902 | ||
Vestnes | Fiksdal | Fiksdal Church | Fiksdal | 1866 | |
Tresfjord | Tresfjord Church | Tresfjord | 1828 | ||
Vestnes | Vestnes Church | Vestnes | 1872 | ||
Vike | Vike Church | Vikebukt | 1970 |
Ytre Nordmøre prosti
This deanery covers four municipalities in northwestern part of Møre og Romsdal county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Kristiansund in Kristiansund Municipality. On 1 January 2019, the churches in Eide Municipality were transferred from Ytre Nordmøre prosti to Molde domprosti.[2]
In 2019, archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research, using large-scale high-resolution georadar technology, determined that a 17 meter long Viking ship was buried near Edøy Church. They estimate the ship's age as over 1,000 years: from the Merovingian or Viking period; the group planned to conduct additional searches in the area. A similar burial was found previously by a NIKU team in 2018, in Gjellestad.[3]
Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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Aure | Aure | Aure Church | Aure | 1924 | |
Stemshaug | Stemshaug Church | Stemshaug | 1908 | ||
Tustna | Gullstein Church | Gullstein | 1864 | ||
Sør-Tustna Chapel | Tømmervåg | 1952 | |||
Averøy | Bremsnes | Bremsnes Church | Bremsnes | 1771 | |
Langøy Chapel | Langøy | 1935 | |||
Kornstad | Kornstad Church | Kornstad | 1871 | ||
Kvernes | Kvernes Church | Kvernes | 1893 | ||
Kvernes Stave Church | Kvernes | 1300s | |||
Kristiansund | Frei | Frei Church | Nedre Frei | 1897 | |
Kristiansund | Kirkelandet Church | Kirkelandet | 1964 | ||
Grip Stave Church | Grip | 1470 | |||
Nordlandet | Nordlandet Church | Nordlandet | 1914 | ||
Smøla | Brattvær | Brattvær Church | Brattvær | 1917 | |
Edøy | Edøy Church | Edøy | 1885 | ||
Old Edøy Church | Edøya | 1190 | |||
Hopen | Hopen Church | Hopen | 1892 |
Indre Nordmøre prosti
This deanery covers four municipalities in northeastern part of Møre og Romsdal county. The deanery is headquartered in the village of Tingvollvågen in Tingvoll Municipality. On 1 January 2020, the parishes in Rindal and Halsa were transferred to the Diocese of Nidaros to the north.
Municipality | Parish (sokn) | Church | Location | Year built | Photo |
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Gjemnes | Gjemnes | Gjemnes Church | Gjemnes | 1893 | |
Øre | Øre Church | Øre | 1865 | ||
Osmarka Chapel | Heggem | 1910 | |||
Sunndal | Hov | Hov Church | Sunndalsøra | 1887 | |
Romfo | Romfo Church | Romfo | 1821 | ||
Gjøra Church | Gjøra | 1935 | |||
Øksendal | Øksendal Church | Øksendalsøra | 1894 | ||
Ålvundeid | Ålvundeid Church | Ålvundeidet | 1848 | ||
Surnadal | Mo | Mo Church | Mo | 1728 | |
Stangvik | Stangvik Church | Stangvik | 1896 | ||
Todalen | Todalen Church | Todalsøra | 1861 | ||
Øye og Ranes | Ranes Church | Ranes | 1869 | ||
Øye Church | Skei | 1871 | |||
Åsskard | Åsskard Church | Åsskard | 1876 | ||
Tingvoll | Straumsnes | Straumsnes Church | Straumsnes | 1864 | |
Tingvoll | Tingvoll Church | Tingvollvågen | 1180 |
References
- ^ "Møre bispedøme" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ "Høringsnotat -Regulering av prostigrenser for Ytre Nordmøre" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Møre bispedømme. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- ^ "Ancient Viking ship discovered buried next to church using breakthrough georadar technology". The Independent. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
This will certainly be of great historical significance, archaeologists say