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Map of the Church of Norway deaneries in Finnmark county:
  Alta deanery
  Hammerfest deanery
  Indre Finnmark deanery
  Varanger deanery

This list of churches in Finnmark is a list of the Church of Norway churches in Finnmark county, Norway. The churches are all part of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland along with the churches in Troms county. The diocese is based at the Tromsø Cathedral in the city of Tromsø.

The list is divided into four sections, one for each deanery (prosti) in the diocese. Each prosti is led by a provost (prost). Administratively within each deanery, the churches are divided by municipalities which have their own church council (fellesråd). Each municipal church council may be made up of one or more parishes (sokn), each of which may have their own council (soknerådet). Each parish may have one or more congregations in it.[1]

Alta prosti

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the western part of Finnmark county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Alta in Alta Municipality. It includes the three municipalities of Alta, Hasvik, and Loppa. The deanery was established on 14 May 1864 when the old Vest-Finnmark deanery was split into Alta prosti and Hammerfest prosti.[2] Originally, Kautokeino Municipality was part of the Alta prosti, but on 1 April 1991, Kautokeino was moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.[3]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
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 the northern part of Finnmark county. The deanery is headquartered at the Hammerfest Church in the town of Hammerfest in Hammerfest Municipality. The deanery covers the six municipalities of Gamvik, Hammerfest, Kvalsund, Lebesby, Måsøy, and Nordkapp. The deanery was established on 14 May 1864 when the old Vest-Finnmark and Øst-Finnmark deaneries were split into Alta prosti, Hammerfest prosti, and Varanger prosti. The new Hammerfest prosti took the Lebesby parish from Øst-Finnmark and the rest came from Vest-Finnmark. Originally, Karasjok and Porsanger municipalities were part of the Hammerfest prosti, but on 1 April 1991, both were moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.[4][5]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Gamvik Gamvik Gamvik Church Gamvik 1958
Hop Church Skjånes 1977
Mehamn Chapel Mehamn 1965
Hammerfest Hammerfest Hammerfest Church Hammerfest 1961
Kvalsund Kvalsund Kvalsund Church Kvalsund 1936
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 (also called Sis-Finnmárkku proavássuohkan in the Northern Sami language) covers five municipalities 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).[6][7] 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 Photo
Karasjok Karasjok Karasjok Church Karasjok 1974 Karasjok Church
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

Varanger prosti

This deanery covers the eastern part of Finnmark county in the areas surrounding the Varangerfjorden and the areas on the Varanger Peninsula. The deanery is headquartered at Vadsø Church in the town of Vadsø in Vadsø Municipality. The deanery includes the five municipalities of Berlevåg Båtsfjord, Sør-Varanger, Vadsø, and Vardø.[8] 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.[9] Originally, Tana and Nesseby municipalities were part of the Varanger prosti, but on 1 April 1991, both were moved to the newly created Indre Finnmark prosti.[6][7]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
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 Chapel Vardø 1908

Other

Besides the Church of Norway, there are other churches located in the county as well.

Municipality Confession Church Location Year built Photo
Hammerfest Catholic St. Michaels Church Hammerfest 1958[10]
Alta Catholic St. Joseph Chapel Alta 2001[10]
Sør-Varanger Catholic St. Lorenzo Ruiz Chapel Kirkenes 1998[10]
Russian-Orthodox Saint George's Chapel Neiden 1565

References

  1. ^ "Nord-Hålogaland bispedøme" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  2. ^ "Alta prosti" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. ^ "Kautokeino sokneprestkontor" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ^ "Karasjok sokneprestkontor" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. ^ "Hammerfest prosti" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  6. ^ a b "Tana sokneprestkontor" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  7. ^ a b "Nesseby sokneprestkontor" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  8. ^ "Varanger prosti" (in Norwegian). Vadsø menighet. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  9. ^ "Varanger prosti" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  10. ^ a b c "Hammerfest (1874)" (in Norwegian). Den katolske kirke.
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