List of churches in Møre

The list of churches in Møre is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Møre in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Møre og Romsdal county. The Diocese is based at the Molde Cathedral in the city of Molde in Molde Municipality.

The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery (prosti; headed by a provost) in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery, the churches within each municipality elects their own church council (fellesråd). Each municipality may have one or more parishes (sokn) within the municipality. Each parish elects their own councils (soknerådet). Each parish has one or more local church. The number and size of the deaneries and parishes has changed over time.[1]

Molde domprosti

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This arch-deanery (Norwegian: domprosti) is home to the Molde Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Møre. Molde domprosti includes all the parishes in the municipalities of Molde, Aukra, and Hustadvika, all of which surround the town of Molde in Molde Municipality where the deanery is headquartered.

The deanery was established in the 19th century when the old Romsdal prosti was divided into Ytre Romsdal prosti (along the coast) and the Indre Romsdal prosti (inland parishes). This deanery was called Ytre Romsdal prosti and it originally included the parishes in Fræna, Molde, Midsund, and Aukra. The Diocese of Møre was established on 18 September 1983 and on that date, the church in Molde became the new seat of the diocese. After this, the Ytre Romsdal prosti was re-named Molde domprosti. On 1 January 2019, the churches in Eide Municipality were transferred from Ytre Nordmøre prosti to Molde domprosti in preparation for a municipal merger on 1 January 2020. On 1 January 2020, the municipality of Molde was enlarged so the parishes in the former Nesset Municipality (from Indre Romsdal prosti) were moved into the Molde domprosti.[2]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Aukra Aukra Aukra Church Aukrasanden 1835
Hustadvika Eide Eide Church Eide 1871
Gaustad Chapel Gaustad 2001
Bud Bud Church Bud 1717
Hustad Hustad Church Hustad 1874
Vågøy og
Myrbostad
Myrbostad Church Elnesvågen 1880
Vågøy Church Vågøya 1904
Molde Bolsøy Nordbyen Church Molde 2006
Røbekk Church Røbekk 1898
Eikesdal Eikesdal Church Eikesdalen 1866
Eresfjord Sira Church Eresfjord 1869
Kleive Kleive Church Kleive 1858
Midsund Otrøy Church Uglvik, Otrøya 1878
Nord-Heggdal Chapel Nord-Heggdal 1974
Molde domkirke[3] Molde Cathedral Molde 1957
Nesset Nesset Church Eidsvåg 1878
Røvik og Veøy Røvik Church Røvika 1905
Veøy Church Sølsnes 1907
Old Veøy Church Veøya 1200
Sekken Sekken Church Sekken 1908
Vistdal Vistdal Church Myklebostad 1869

Søre Sunnmøre prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers several municipalities in southwestern part of Møre og Romsdal county. It includes all of the parishes in the municipalities of Hareid, Herøy, Sande, Ulstein, Vanylven, Volda, and Ørsta. The deanery is headquartered at Volda Church in the village of Volda in Volda Municipality.

The deanery was established in 1818 when the old Søndmør prosti was divided into Nordre Søndmør prosti and Søndre Søndmør prosti. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Søndre Søndmør prosti" to "Søre Sunnmøre prosti".[4] On 1 January 2020, the parish of Hornindal was added to this deanery when Hornindal became a part of Volda Municipality.[2]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Hareid Hareid Hareid Church Hareid 1877
Herøy Herøy Herøy Church Fosnavåg 2003
Indre Herøy Indre Herøy Church Indre Herøy 1916
Leikanger Leikanger Church Leikong 1807
Sande Sande Sande Church Sandsøya 1880
Gursken Gursken Church Gursken 1919
Larsnes Chapel Larsnes 1989
Ulstein Ulstein Ulstein Church Ulsteinvik 1849
Vanylven Syvde Syvde Church Myklebost 1837
Rovde Rovde Church Rovdane 1872
Vanylven Vanylven Church Slagnes 1863
Saint Jetmund Church Åheim 1150
Åram Åram Church Åram 1927
Volda Austefjord Austefjord Church Fyrde 1773
Dalsfjord Dalsfjord Church Dravlaus 1910
Hornindal Hornindal Church Grodås 1856
Kilsfjord Kilsfjord Church Straumshamn 1974
Storfjorden Bjørke Church Bjørke 1919
Volda Volda Church Volda 1932
Ørsta Hjørundfjord Hjørundfjord Church Sæbø 1880
Vartdal Vartdal Church Nordre Vartdal 1876
Ørsta Ørsta Church Ørsta 1864

Nordre Sunnmøre prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers several municipalities in western part of Møre og Romsdal county. It includes all of the parishes in the municipalities of Fjord, Giske, Stranda, Sula, Sykkylven, and Ålesund. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Ålesund in Ålesund Municipality.

The deanery was established in 1818 when the old Søndmør prosti was divided into Nordre Søndmør prosti and Søndre Søndmør prosti. In 1863, the eastern part of this deanery was split off to form the new Østre Søndmør prosti (later renamed Austre Sunnmøre prosti). A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Nordre Søndmør prosti" to "Nordre Sunnmøre prosti".[4] On 1 January 2020, the parishes in Austre Sunnmøre prosti were merged into this deanery. That deanery had covered six municipalities in southern part of Møre og Romsdal county and it was headquartered in the village of Sjøholt in Ørskog Municipality.[2]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Fjord Norddal Norddal Church Norddal 1782
Sylte Church Sylte 1863
Stordal Stordal Church Stordal 1907
Old Stordal Church Stordal 1789
Giske Giske Giske Church Giske 1170
Godøy Chapel Leitebakk 1953
Valderøy Valderøy Church Nordstrand 1961
Vigra Vigra Church Vigra 1894
Stranda Geiranger Geiranger Church Geiranger 1842
Liabygda Liabygda Church Liabygda 1917
Stranda Stranda Church Stranda 1838
Sunnylven Sunnylven Church Hellesylt 1859
Sula Sula Langevåg Church Langevåg 1948
Indre Sula Church Mauseidvåg 1984
Sykkylven Sykkylven Sykkylven Church Aure 1990
Ikornnes Ikornnes Church Ikornnes 1978
Ålesund Borgund Borgund Church Borgund 1130
Brattvåg Brattvåg Church Brattvåg 1977
Hildre Church Hildrestranda 1905
Ellingsøy Ellingsøy Church Ellingsøya 1998
Hamnsund Hamnsund Church near Søvik 1875
Haram og Fjørtoft Fjørtoft Church Fjørtofta 1878
Haram Church Austnes 1838
Lepsøy Chapel Lepsøya 1896
Sandøy Sandøy Church Sandøya 1812
Harøy Church Harøya 1934
Skodje Skodje Church Skodje 1860
Spjelkavik Spjelkavik Church Spjelkavik 1987
Vatne Vatne Church Vatne 1868
Volsdalen Volsdalen Church Nørvøya (in Ålesund city) 1974
Ålesund Ålesund Church Aspøya (in Ålesund city) 1909
Skarbøvik Church Heissa 1995
Ørskog Ørskog Church Sjøholt 1873

Indre Romsdal prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers two municipalities (Vestnes and Rauma) in central part of Møre og Romsdal county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Åndalsnes in Rauma Municipality.

The deanery was established in the 19th century when the old Romsdal prosti was divided into Ytre Romsdal prosti (along the coast) and the Indre Romsdal prosti (inland parishes). This parish originally included the parishes in the modern-day municipalities of Rauma, Vestnes, and Nesset. On 1 January 2020, the parishes in Nesset Municipality were transferred from this deanery to Molde domprosti when it became a part of the new, larger Molde Municipality.[2]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Rauma Eid og Holm Eid Church Eidsbygda 1796
Holm Church Holm 1907
Rødven Church Rødven 1907
Rødven Stave Church Rødven 1200
Grytten Grytten Church Veblungsnes 1829
Hen Hen Church Isfjorden 1831
Kors Kors Church Marstein in
Romsdalen
1797
Voll Voll Church Voll 1896
Innfjorden Chapel Innfjorden 1976
Øverdalen Øverdalen Church Verma 1902
Vestnes Fiksdal Fiksdal Church Fiksdal 1866
Tresfjord Tresfjord Church Tresfjord 1828
Vestnes Vestnes Church Vestnes 1872
Vike Vike Church Vikebukt 1970
Vågstranda Vågstranda Church Vågstranda 1870

Ytre Nordmøre prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers four island municipalities in northwestern part of Møre og Romsdal county. It includes all the parishes in the municipalities of Aure, Averøy, Kristiansund, and Smøla. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Kristiansund in Kristiansund Municipality.

The deanery was established in 1857 when the old Nordmør prosti was divided into Ytre Nordmør prosti and Indre Nordmør prosti. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Ytre Nordmør prosti" to "Ytre Nordmøre prosti".[4] On 1 January 2019, the churches in Eide Municipality were transferred from Ytre Nordmøre prosti to Molde domprosti in preparation for a municipal merger on 1 January 2020.[2]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Aure Aure Aure Church Aure 1924
Stemshaug Stemshaug Church Stemshaug 1908
Tustna Gullstein Church Gullstein 1864
Sør-Tustna Chapel Tømmervåg 1952
Averøy Bremsnes Bremsnes Church Bremsnes 1771
Langøy Chapel Langøy 1935
Kornstad Kornstad Church Kornstad 1871
Kvernes Kvernes Church Kvernes 1893
Kvernes Stave Church Kvernes 1300s
Kristiansund Frei Frei Church Nedre Frei 1897
Kristiansund Kirkelandet Church Kirkelandet 1964
Grip Stave Church Grip 1470
Nordlandet Nordlandet Church Nordlandet 1914
Smøla Brattvær Brattvær Church Brattvær 1917
Edøy Edøy Church Edøy 1885
Old Edøy Church Edøya 1190
Hopen Hopen Church Hopen 1892

Indre Nordmøre prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers four municipalities in northeastern part of Møre og Romsdal county. It includes all of the parishes in the municipalities of Gjemnes, Sunndal, Surnadal, and Tingvoll. The deanery is headquartered in the village of Tingvollvågen in Tingvoll Municipality.

The deanery was established in 1857 when the old Nordmøre prosti was divided into Ytre Nordmøre prosti and Indre Nordmøre prosti. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Indre Nordmør prosti" to "Indre Nordmøre prosti".[4] On 1 January 2020, the parishes in Rindal and Halsa were transferred to the Orkdal prosti in the neighboring Diocese of Nidaros to the north (because the municipalities switched to Trøndelag county).[2]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Gjemnes Gjemnes Gjemnes Church Gjemnes 1893
Øre Øre Church Øre 1865
Osmarka Chapel Heggem 1910
Sunndal Hov Hov Church Sunndalsøra 1887
Romfo Romfo Church Romfo 1821
Gjøra Church Gjøra 1935
Øksendal Øksendal Church Øksendalsøra 1894
Ålvundeid Ålvundeid Church Ålvundeidet 1848
Surnadal Mo Mo Church Mo 1728
Stangvik Stangvik Church Stangvik 1896
Todalen Todalen Church Todalsøra 1861
Øye og Ranes Ranes Church Ranes 1869
Øye Church Skei 1871
Åsskard Åsskard Church Åsskard 1876
Tingvoll Straumsnes Straumsnes Church Straumsnes 1864
Tingvoll Tingvoll Church Tingvollvågen 1180

References

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  1. ^ "Møre bispedøme" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Møre bispedømeråd møteprotokoll" (PDF) (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Møre bispedøme. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Møteprotokoll: 65/20 Endring av namn på Molde sokn" (PDF). Møre bispedømerådet (in Norwegian). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Norsk Lovtidende (in Norwegian). Grøndahl. 1922. p. 195. Retrieved 11 October 2023.