List of churches in Finnmark

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]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Alta AltaAlta ChurchAlta1858
Elvebakken ChurchAlta1964
Kåfjord ChurchKåfjord1837
Northern Lights CathedralAlta2013
Rafsbotn ChapelRafsbotn1989
TalvikKomagfjord ChurchKomagfjord1960
Langfjord ChurchLangfjordbotn1891
Leirbotn ChurchLeirbotn1993
Talvik ChurchTalvik1883
Hasvik HasvikBreivikbotn ChapelBreivikbotn1959
Dønnesfjord ChurchDønnesfjord1888
Hasvik ChurchHasvik1955
Sørvær ChapelSørvær1968
Loppa LoppaBergsfjord ChurchBergsfjord1951
Loppa ChurchLoppa1953
Nuvsvåg ChapelNuvsvåg1961
Sandland ChapelSandland1971
Øksfjord ChurchØksfjord1954

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]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Gamvik GamvikGamvik ChurchGamvik1958
Hop ChurchSkjånes1977
Mehamn ChapelMehamn1965
Hammerfest HammerfestHammerfest ChurchHammerfest1961
Kvalsund KvalsundKvalsund ChurchKvalsund1936
Sennalandet ChapelÁisaroaivi1961
KokelvKokelv ChurchKokelv1960
Lebesby LebesbyKjøllefjord ChurchKjøllefjord1951
Kunes ChapelKunes
Lebesby ChurchLebesby1962
Veidnes ChapelVeidnes1981
Måsøy MåsøyGunnarnes ChapelRolvsøya1986
Havøysund ChurchHavøysund1961
Ingøy ChurchIngøy1957
Måsøy ChurchMåsøya1953
Slotten ChapelSlåtten1965
Nordkapp NordkappGjesvær ChapelGjesvær1960
Honningsvåg ChurchHonningsvåg1885
Repvåg ChurchRepvåg1967
Skarsvåg ChurchSkarsvåg1961

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.

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Karasjok KarasjokKarasjok ChurchKarasjok1974
Old Karasjok ChurchKarasjok1807
Suosjavrre ChapelŠuoššjávri1968
Valjok ChurchVáljohka1932
Kautokeino KautokeinoKautokeino ChurchKautokeino1958
Láhpoluoppal ChapelLáhpoluoppal1967
Masi ChurchMasi1965
Nesseby NessebyNesseby ChurchNesseby1858
Porsanger PorsangerBrenna ChapelBrenna1971
Børselv ChurchBørselv1958
Kistrand ChurchKistrand1856
Lakselv ChurchLakselv1963
Skoganvarre ChapelSkoganvarre1963
Tana TanaAustertana ChapelAustertana1958
Polmak ChurchPolmak1853
Tana ChurchRustefjelbma1964

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]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Berlevåg BerlevågBerlevåg ChurchBerlevåg1960
Båtsfjord BåtsfjordBåtsfjord ChurchBåtsfjord1971
Hamningberg ChapelHamningberg1949
Syltefjord ChapelNordfjord1934
Sør-Varanger Sør-VarangerBugøynes ChapelBugøynes1989
Kirkenes ChurchKirkenes1959
King Oscar II ChapelGrense Jakobselv1869
Neiden ChapelNeiden1902
Svanvik ChurchSvanvik (in the
Pasvikdalen valley)		1934
Vadsø VadsøSkallelv ChurchSkallelv1961
Vadsø ChurchVadsø1958
Vestre Jakobselv ChurchVestre Jakobselv1940
Vardø VardøVardø ChurchVardø1958
Vardø ChapelVardø1908

Other

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

MunicipalityConfessionChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Hammerfest CatholicSt. Michaels ChurchHammerfest1958[10]
Alta CatholicSt. Joseph ChapelAlta2001[10]
Sør-Varanger CatholicSt. Lorenzo Ruiz ChapelKirkenes1998[10]
Russian-OrthodoxSaint George's ChapelNeiden1565

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. 1 2 "Tana sokneprestkontor" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  7. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "Hammerfest (1874)" (in Norwegian). Den katolske kirke.
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