Diocese of Hamar Hamar bispedømme | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| Territory | Innlandet andAkershus |
| Deaneries | 9 |
| Headquarters | Hamar |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 164 |
| Members | 312,987 |
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| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Established | 1153(Ancient Diocese of Hamar) 1864(re-established) |
| Dissolved | 1537(Ancient Diocese of Hamar) |
| Cathedral | Hamar Cathedral |
| Leadership | |
| Bishop | Ole Kristian Bonden |
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TheDiocese of Hamar (Norwegian:Hamar Bispedømme) is adiocese within theChurch of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches inInnlandet county plus the churches inLunner Municipality inAkershus county. Administratively, the diocese is divided into 10 deaneries and 164 parishes in the diocese. The seat of the Diocese of Hamar is located at theHamar Cathedral (Norwegian:Hamar domkirke) in the city ofHamar.[1][2]
TheRoman Catholic Diocese of Hamar was formed in the year 1152 when it was separated from theDiocese of Oslo. At the time of theProtestant Reformation in Norway in 1536, the archbishop and the bishops were removed and the Diocese of Hamar once again came under theDiocese of Christiania within the new Lutheran Church of Norway.Mogens Lauritsson was the last Roman Catholic bishop of theAncient Diocese of Hamar.
In 1864, the Lutheran Diocese of Hamar was established when it was separated from the Diocese of Christiania (Christiania was the name of Oslo between 1624 and 1924).Halvor Olsen Folkestad was the first bishop of this new Diocese of Hamar.Hamar Cathedral wasconsecrated on 15 December 1866 and it was established as the seat of the new Diocese of Hamar.[3][4] On 1 January 2022, the churches inJevnaker Municipality were transferred to theRingerike prosti in theDiocese of Tunsberg.[5]
In 2007, all the parishes inRingsaker Municipality were transferred out of theHamar domprosti and into the newly createdRingsaker prosti that was based inMoelv atRingsaker Church.[6] On 1 January 2025, theRingsaker prosti was merged (back) into theHamar domprosti once again.[7]
The Diocese of Hamar is divided into ninedeaneries (Norwegian:Prosti) spread out overInnlandet andAkershus counties. Each deanery corresponds a geographical area, usually one or more municipalities within the diocese. Each municipality is further divided into one or moreparishes which each contain one or more congregations.
The following bishops have led the diocese since its creation in 1864:
