Diocese of Hamar
The Diocese of Hamar is one of the dioceses that make up the Church of Norway.
The diocese of Hamar covers the churches of Oppland and Hedmark. There are 10 deaneries, 65 clerical districts and 164 parishes in the diocese. Hamar Cathedral in the city of Hamar is the seat of the Diocese of Hamar.
History
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamar was formed in 1152 out of the Diocese of Oslo. At the time of the Protestant Reformation in 1536, the Archbishop and the bishops were removed and the Diocese of Hamar once again came under the Diocese of Oslo. Mogens Lauritsson was the last Roman Catholic bishop of the Ancient Diocese of Hamar. After separation from the Diocese of Oslo, the Lutheran Diocese of Hamar was established in 1864. Halvor Olsen Folkestad was the first bishop of the current Diocese of Hamar. Hamar Cathedral was consecrated for services on 15 December 1866 and established as the seat of the present Diocese of Hamar.Structure
The Diocese of Hamar is divided into ten deaneries spread out over Innlandet and Viken counties. Each deanery corresponds a geographical area, usually one or more municipalities in the diocese. Each municipality is further divided into one or more parishes which each contain one or more congregations.| Deanery | Municipalities | County | Location |
| Hamar arch-deanery | Hamar, Løten, Stange | Innlandet | |
| Ringsaker Deanery | Ringsaker | Innlandet | |
| :no:Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti|Solør,Vinger og Odal prosti | Kongsvinger, Eidskog, Sør-Odal, Nord-Odal, Grue, Åsnes, Våler | Innlandet | |
| :no:Sør-Østerdal prosti|Sør-Østerdal prosti | Åmot, Elverum, Trysil, Engerdal, Stor-Elvdal | Innlandet | |
| :no:Nord-Østerdal prosti|Nord-Østerdal prosti | Tynset, Alvdal, Folldal, Rendalen, Tolga, Os | Innlandet | |
| Nord-Gudbrandsdal Deanery | Dovre, Lesja, Lom, Nord-Fron, Sel, Skjåk, Vågå | Innlandet | |
| Sør-Gudbrandsdal Deanery | Gausdal, Lillehammer, Ringebu, Sør-Fron, Øyer | Innlandet | |
| Toten Deanery | Gjøvik, Østre Toten, Vestre Toten | Innlandet | |
| :no:Valdres prosti|Valdres prosti | Sør-Aurdal, Nord-Aurdal, Etnedal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, Vang | Innlandet | |
| :no:Hadeland og Land prosti|Hadeland og Land prosti | Gran, Søndre Land, Nordre Land | Innlandet | |
| :no:Hadeland og Land prosti|Hadeland og Land prosti | Jevnaker, Lunner | Viken |
List of bishops
In reverse chronolocial order, the following bishops have led the diocese:- 2006–present : Solveig Fiske
- 1993-2006 : Rosemarie Köhn
- 1974-1993 : Georg Hille
- 1964-1974 : Alexander Johnson
- 1947-1964 : Kristian Schjelderup
- 1945-1947 : Henrik Hille
- 1943-1945 : Sigurd Haga
- 1942-1943 : Georg Falck-Hansen
- 1934-1942 : Henrik Hille
- 1922-1934 : Mikkel Bjønness-Jacobsen
- 1918-1922 : Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson
- 1917-1918 : Otto Jensen
- 1906-1917 : Christen Brun
- 1887-1906 : Arnoldus Hille
- 1864-1887 : Halvor Olsen Folkestad