Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland
Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland Nord-Hålogaland bispedomme | |
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View of the Tromsø Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| Territory | Troms and Finnmark |
| Deaneries | Tromsø domprosti, Alta, Hammerfest, Indre Finnmark, Indre Troms, Nord-Troms, Senja, Trondenes, Varanger |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 66 |
| Members | 190,926 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Established | 1952 |
| Cathedral | Tromsø Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
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Location of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland | |
| Website | |
| http://www.kirken.no/nord-haalogaland | |
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Nord-Hålogaland (Norwegian: Nord-Hålogaland bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers the Church of Norway churches in Troms and Finnmark counties as well as in the territory of Svalbard. The diocese is seated in the city of Tromsø at the Tromsø Cathedral, the seat of the presiding bishop. After bishop Olav Øygard announced his plans to retire in august 2025, a process to elect a new bishop has been started. In September it was announced, that Stig Lægdene will succeed Øygard and become the 8th bishop of Nord-Hålogaland. Lægdene will be formally appointed as bishop at December 7th 2025 at the Tromsø Cathedral.