List of Bishops in the Church of Norway

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The dioceses of the Church of Norway , last amended in 1983.

The incumbent bishops

As of July 1, 2018

President of the Bishops' Conference
Supervision of the Nidarosdompropstei 		Helga Haugland Byfuglien
Nidaros Herborg Finnset
Oslo Kari Veiteberg
Hamar Solveig Fiske
Tunsberg Jan Otto Myrseth
Borg Atle Sommerfeldt
Agder and Telemark Stein Reinertsen
Stavanger Anne Lise Ådnøy
Bjørgvin (Bergen) Halvor Nordhaug
Møre Ingeborg Midttømme
Sør-Hålogaland Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes
North Hålogaland Olav Øygard

President of the Episcopal Conference

The office of a permanent president was created in 2011. As a leading clergyman, he represents the Norwegian Church externally. The five parishes of the Nidarosdompropstei were entrusted to him as a regular supervisory area, but this remains part of the diocese of Nidaros.

  1. Helga Haugland Byfuglien since 2011

Nidaros

The diocese of Nidaros dates from the pre-Reformation period. It now includes Trøndelag . In 1804, Northern Norway was separated from the diocese and formed the diocese of Hålogaland (now divided into the diocese of Sør-Hålogaland and the diocese of Nord-Hålogaland ). Romsdal and Nordmøre became part of the new diocese of Møre in 1983 . The seat of the diocese is in Trondheim .

Oslo

The diocese of Oslo dates back to the pre-Reformation period. At first it also included the areas of today's dioceses Tunsberg and Borg. Today it includes the city of Oslo and the municipalities of Asker and Bærum in Akershus . In addition, the deaf churches of the whole country belong to this diocese.

  1. Hans Rev 1541-1545
  2. Anders Madssøn 1545–1548
  3. Frants Berg 1548–1580
  4. Jens Nilssøn 1580–1600
  5. Anders Bendssøn Dall 1601–1607
  6. Niels Clausen Senning 1607-1617
  7. Niels Simonsen Glostrup 1617-1639
  8. Oluf Boesen 1639-1646
  9. Henning Stockfleth 1646–1664
  10. Hans Rosing 1664-1699
  11. Hans Munch 1699-1712
  12. Bartholomæus Deichman 1713-1730
  13. Peder Hersleb 1731-1737
  14. Niels Dorph 1738-1758
  15. Frederik Nannestad 1758–1773
  16. Christen Schmidt 1773-1804
  17. Frederik Julius Bech 1805-1822
  18. Christian Sørensen 1823–1845
  19. Jens Lauritz Arup 1846–1874
  20. Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop 1875-1893
  21. Frederik Wilhelm Bugge 1893-1896
  22. Anton Christian Bang 1896–1913
  23. Jens Frølich Tandberg 1913–1922
  24. Johan Lunde 1922–1937
  25. Eivind Berggrav 1937–1951
  26. Johannes Smemo 1951–1968
  27. Fridtjov Birkeli 1968–1972
  28. Kaare Støylen 1973-1977
  29. Andreas Aarflot 1977–1998
  30. Gunnar Stålsett 1998-2005
  31. Ole Christian Kvarme 2005-2017
  32. Kari Veiteberg since 2017

Hamar

The Hamar diocese dates from the pre-Reformation period. From the Reformation until 1864, the bishopric in Oslo co-administered the diocese. The bishop of Oslo was also bishop of Hamar. The diocese includes Hedmark and Oppland and has its seat in Hamar .

  1. Halvor Folkestad 1864-1887
  2. Arnoldus Hille 1887–1906
  3. Christen Brun 1906–1917
  4. Otto Jensen 1917-1918
  5. Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson 1918–1922
  6. Mikkel Bjønness – Jacobsen 1922–1934
  7. Henrik Hille 1934–1947
  8. Kristian Schjelderup junior 1947–1964
  9. Alexander Johnson 1964-1974
  10. Georg Hille 1974–1993
  11. Rosemarie Köhn 1993-2006
  12. Solveig Fiske since 2006

Tunsberg (Tonsberg)

The Diocese of Tunsberg was separated from the Diocese of Oslo in 1948. It is based in Tønsberg and includes Buskerud and Vestfold .

  1. Bjarne Skard 1948-1961
  2. Dagfinn Hauge 1961–1978
  3. Håkon Edvard Andersen 1978–1990
  4. Sigurd Osberg 1990-2002
  5. Laila Riksaasen Dahl 2002–2014
  6. Per Arne Dahl 2014–2018
  7. Jan Otto Myrseth since 2018

Borg

In 1969 the Borg diocese was removed from the Oslo diocese . The diocese includes Østfold and Akershus with the exception of Asker and Bærum . The bishopric is in Fredrikstad .

  1. Per Lønning 1969–1976
  2. Andreas Aarflot 1976–1977
  3. Gunnar Lislerud 1978–1990
  4. Even Fougner 1990-1998
  5. Ole Christian Kvarme 1998-2005
  6. Helga Haugland Byfuglien 2005–2012
  7. Atle Sommerfeldt since 2012

Agder and Telemark

The diocese of Stavanger / Kristiansand was divided into the dioceses of Agder and Stavanger on January 1, 1925. The diocese of Agder included Telemark , Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder . Since January 1, 2005 the name has been changed to "Agder og Telemark bispedømme". The seat of the bishop is Kristiansand .

  1. Bernt Støylen 1925–1930
  2. James Maroni 1930-1946
  3. Johannes Smemo 1946–1951
  4. Johannes Smidt 1951–1957
  5. Kaare Støylen 1957-1973
  6. Erling Utnem 1973–1983
  7. Halvor Bergan 1983-1998
  8. Olav Skjevesland 1998–2012
  9. Stein Reinertsen since 2013

Stavanger

With effect from January 1, 1925, the diocese of Stavanger / Kristiansand was divided. The resulting diocese of Stavanger includes Rogaland . Stavanger had not been a bishopric since 1625.

  1. Jacob Christian Petersen 1925–1940
  2. Gabriel Skagestad 1940–1949
  3. Karl Marthinussen 1949–1960
  4. Fridtjov Birkeli 1960–1968
  5. Olav Hagesæther 1968–1976
  6. Sigurd Lunde 1976–1985
  7. Bjørn Bue 1985–1997
  8. Ernst Oddvar Baasland 1997–2009
  9. Erling Pettersen 2009–2016
  10. Ivar Bride 2017-2018
  11. Anne Lise Ådnøy since 2019

Bjørgvin (Bergen)

The Bjørgvin diocese dates from pre-Reformation times. Its territory now includes Sogn og Fjordane and Hordaland , after Sunnmøre became part of the new diocese of Møre in 1983 .

  1. Geble Pederssøn 1537–1557
  2. Jens Pedersen Skjelderup 1557–1582
  3. Anders Foss 1583-1607
  4. Anders Mikkelsen Kolding 1607–1615
  5. Niels Paaske 1616-1636
  6. Ludvig Hanssøn Munthe 1636–1649
  7. Jens Pedersen Skjelderup 1649-1665
  8. Niels Randulf 1665-1711
  9. Niels Pederssøn Smed 1711-1716
  10. Clemens Schmidt 1716-1723
  11. Marcus Müller 1723-1731
  12. Oluf Cosmussen Bornemann 1731-1747
  13. Erik Pontoppidan the Younger 1748–1755
  14. Ole Tidemand 1755-1762
  15. Fredrik Arentz 1762–1774
  16. Eiler Hagerup the Younger 1774–1778
  17. Søren Friedlieb 1778–1779
  18. Ole Irgens 1779-1804
  19. Johan Nordahl Brun 1804-1816
  20. Claus Pavels 1817-1822
  21. Jacob Neumann 1822-1848
  22. Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow 1848–1857
  23. Jens Mathias Pram Kaurin 1858–1863
  24. Peder Hersleb Graah Birkeland 1864-1880
  25. Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef 1881–1898
  26. Johan Willoch Erichsen 1899–1916
  27. Peter Hognestad 1916–1931
  28. Andreas Fleischer 1931–1948
  29. Ragnvald Indrebø 1948–1961
  30. Per Juvkam 1961–1976
  31. Thor With 1977-1987
  32. Per Lønning 1987-1994
  33. Ole Hagesæther 1994-2009
  34. Halvor Nordhaug since 2009

Møre

The diocese of Møre was separated from the dioceses Bjørgvin and Nidaros in 1983 . It includes Møre og Romsdal . The bishopric is Molde .

  1. Ole Nordhaug 1983-1991
  2. Odd Bondevik 1991-2008
  3. Ingeborg Midttømme since 2008

Sør-Hålogaland

The diocese of Sør-Hålogaland was created in 1952 when the diocese of Hålogaland was divided . The diocese includes Nordland . The bishopric is in Bodø .

  1. Wollert Krohn-Hansen 1952–1959
  2. Hans Edvard Wisløff 1959-1969
  3. Bjarne Odd Weider 1969–1982
  4. Fredrik Grønningsæter 1982-1992
  5. Øystein Ingar Larsen 1992-2006
  6. Tor Berger Jørgensen 2007-2015
  7. Ann-Helen Fjeldstad Jusnes since 2016

North Hålogaland

The diocese of North Hålogaland was created in 1952 when the diocese of Hålogaland was divided. The diocese includes Troms and Finnmark . The bishopric is in Tromsø .

  1. Alf Wiig 1952–1961
  2. Monrad Norderval 1962–1972
  3. Kristen Kyrre Bremer 1972–1979
  4. Arvid Nergård 1979-1990
  5. Ola M. Steinholt 1990-2001
  6. Per Oskar Kjølaas 2002–2014
  7. Olav Øygard since 2014

Former dioceses

Stavanger / Kristiansand

The diocese of Stavanger dates from pre-Reformation times. Since 1682 Kristiansand was the bishopric of the diocese, which included Telemark , Agder and Rogaland . In 1925 it was divided into the dioceses of Agder and Stavanger.

  1. Jon Guttormssøn 1541–1557
  2. Jens Gregerssøn Riber 1558–1571
  3. Jørgen Erikssøn 1571–1604
  4. Laurits Skabo (Scavenius) 1605-1626
  5. Thomas Cortsøn Wegener 1627–1654
  6. Marcus Christensen Humble 1655-1661
  7. Christian Madssøn Tausan 1661–1680
  8. Jacob Jensen Jersin 1681-1694
  9. Hans Munch 1694-1699
  10. Ludvig Stoud 1699-1705
  11. Jens Bircherod 1705-1720
  12. Christopher Nyrop 1720-1733
  13. Jacob Kærup 1733–1751
  14. Rasmus Paludan 1751-1759
  15. Jens Christian Spidberg 1759–1762
  16. Ole Tidemand 1762–1778
  17. Eiler Hagerup dy 1778–1789
  18. Hans Heinrich Tübring 1789–1798
  19. Peder Hansen 1798-1804
  20. Jens Bloch 1804-1805
  21. Johan Michael Keyser 1805-1810
  22. Christian Sørensen 1811–1823
  23. Johan Storm Munch 1823-1832
  24. Mathias Sigwardt 1832-1840
  25. Jacob von der Lippe 1841–1874
  26. Jørgen Engebretsen Moe 1874–1881
  27. Jørgen Johan Tandberg 1882–1884
  28. Jakob Sverdrup Smitt 1885–1889
  29. Johan Christian Heuch 1889–1904
  30. Gunvald Chr. Bernhard Thorkildsen 1904–1908
  31. Vilhelm Kristian Koren Schjelderup 1908–1913
  32. Bernt Andreas Støylen 1914–1924 (from 1925 to 1930 in Agder)

Hålogaland

The Diocese of Hålogaland was separated from the Diocese of Nidaros in 1804 and comprised roughly the northern half of the country (the former offices of Nordland and Finmark ). Until 1918 it was called the Diocese of Tromsø (after the bishopric in Tromsø Cathedral ). In 1952 the diocese was divided into Nord-Hålogaland (for the provinces of Troms and Finnmark ) and Sør-Hålogaland (for the province of Nordland ).

  1. Mathias Krogh 1804-1828
  2. Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow 1830–1848
  3. Daniel Bremer Juell 1849–1855
  4. Knud Gislesen 1855–1860
  5. Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop 1861–1867
  6. Waldemar Hvoslef 1868–1876
  7. Jacob Sverdrup Smitt 1876-1885
  8. Johannes Nilsson Skaar 1885-1892
  9. Wilhelm Bøckmann 1893–1909
  10. Gustav Dietrichson 1910–1918
  11. Johan Nicolai Støren 1918–1928
  12. Eivind Berggrav 1928–1937
  13. Sigurd Johann Normann 1937–1939
  14. Wollert Krohn-Hansen 1940–1952

See also