The Diocese of Bjørgvin (Norwegian: Bjørgvin bispedømme) is one of the 11 dioceses that make up the Church of Norway. It includes all of the churches located in the county of Vestland in Western Norway. The cathedral city is Bergen, Norway's second largest city. Bergen Cathedral, formerly the Church of Saint Olaf, serves as the seat of the presiding Bishop.[1][2][3] The Bishop since 2023 has been Ragnhild Jepsen.[4]
The Old Norse form of the name for Bergen was Bjǫrgvin. The first element is berg or bjǫrg, which translates as "mountain". The last element is vin, which translates as "meadow". It is an old form of the name for the present-day city of Bergen.[6]
Structure
The Diocese of Bjørgvin is divided into ten deaneries (Norwegian: Prosti) in the new Vestland county. Each deanery corresponds to one or more municipalities in the diocese. Each municipality is further divided into one or more parishes which each contain one or more congregations. See each municipality below for lists of churches and parishes within them.[7]
^"Prostia i Bjørgvin" (in Norwegian). Bjørgvin bispedømme. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
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For the pre Reformation Catholic diocese see Ancient Diocese of Bergen The Diocese of Bjorgvin Norwegian Bjorgvin bispedomme is one of the 11 dioceses that make up the Church of Norway It includes all of the churches located in the county of Vestland in Western Norway The cathedral city is Bergen Norway s second largest city Bergen Cathedral formerly the Church of Saint Olaf serves as the seat of the presiding Bishop 1 2 3 The Bishop since 2023 has been Ragnhild Jepsen 4 Diocese of BjorgvinBjorgvin bispedommeFormer Bishop Halvor NordhaugLocationCountryNorwayTerritoryHordaland Sogn og FjordaneDeaneries10 prostiStatisticsArea34 083 km2 13 160 sq mi Parishes189Members481 804InformationDenominationChurch of NorwayEstablished1536CathedralBergen CathedralCurrent leadershipBishopRagnhild JepsenMapLocation of the Diocese of BjorgvinWebsitekirken no bjorgvin Contents 1 History 2 Name 3 Structure 4 Bishops 5 ReferencesHistory Edit Bergen Cathedral Bergen domkirke Prior to 1536 the state religion of Norway was Roman Catholicism but the government of the Kingdom of Denmark Norway joined in with the Protestant Reformation and in 1536 it declared itself to be Lutheran and the Church of Norway was formed In 1537 the diocese of Bjorgvin consisted of the modern counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane with exception of the parishes of Eidfjord and Roldal The region of Sunnmore to the north was transferred from the Diocese of Nidaros to the Diocese of Bjorgvin in 1622 The parish of Eidfjord was transferred from the Diocese of Stavanger to Bjorgvin in 1630 The parish of Roldal was transferred from the Diocese of Kristiansand to Bjorgvin in 1863 The Sunnmore region was removed from the Diocese of Bjorgvin in 1983 when it along with the regions of Nordmore and Romsdal from the Diocese of Nidaros were established as a separate diocese the Diocese of More 5 Name EditThe Old Norse form of the name for Bergen was Bjǫrgvin The first element is berg or bjǫrg which translates as mountain The last element is vin which translates as meadow It is an old form of the name for the present day city of Bergen 6 Structure EditThe Diocese of Bjorgvin is divided into ten deaneries Norwegian Prosti in the new Vestland county Each deanery corresponds to one or more municipalities in the diocese Each municipality is further divided into one or more parishes which each contain one or more congregations See each municipality below for lists of churches and parishes within them 7 Deanery Prosti MunicipalitiesBergen domprosti BergenAsane prosti Bergen OsteroyFana prosti Austevoll Bergen BjornafjordenHardanger og Voss prosti Eidfjord Kvam Samnanger Ullensvang Ulvik Vaksdal VossSunnhordland prosti Bomlo Etne Fitjar Kvinnherad Stord Sveio TysnesVesthordland prosti Askoy OygardenNordhordland prosti Alver Austrheim Fedje Masfjorden Modalen Gulen SolundSogn prosti Aurland Luster Laerdal Sogndal Vik ArdalNordfjord prosti Bremanger Gloppen Kinn Stad StrynSunnfjord prosti Askvoll Fjaler Hyllestad Hoyanger SunnfjordSee also List of churches in BjorgvinBishops EditPrior to 1535 Olav Torkelsson The last Catholic bishop 1536 1557 Gjeble Pedersson b c 1489 The first Lutheran bishop 1557 1582 Jens Pedersen Schjelderup b 1499 1583 1607 Anders Foss 1607 1615 Anders Mikkelsen Kolding 1616 1636 Nils Paaske b 1568 1636 1649 Ludvig Hansen Munthe b 1593 1649 1665 Jens Pedersen Schjelderup b 1604 1665 1711 Nils Envildsen Randulf b 1630 1711 1716 Nils Pedersen Smed b 1655 1716 1723 Clemens Schmidt b 1671 1723 1731 Marcus Muller b 1684 1731 1747 Oluf Cosmussen Bornemann b 1683 1747 1757 Erik Ludvigsen Pontoppidan b 1698 1757 1762 Ole Tiedemann b 1710 1762 1774 Frederik Arentz b 1699 1774 1778 Eiler Eilersen Hagerup b 1718 1778 1779 Soren Friedlieb b 1717 1779 1803 Ole Irgens b 1724 1803 1816 Johan Nordahl Brun b 1745 1817 1822 Claus Pavels b 1769 1822 1848 Jacob Neumann b 1772 1848 1857 Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow b 1786 1858 1863 Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin b 1804 1864 1880 Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland b 1807 1881 1898 Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef b 1825 1899 1916 Johan Willoch Erichsen b 1842 1916 1931 Peter Hognestad b 1866 1931 1948 Andreas Fleischer b 1878 1948 1961 Ragnvald Indrebo b 1891 1961 1976 Per Juvkam b 1907 1977 1987 Tor With b 1918 1987 1994 Per Lonning b 1928 1994 2008 Ole Danbolt Hagesaether b 1941 2008 2023 Halvor Nordhaug b 1953 Since 2023 Ragnhild Jepsen b 1969References Edit Bergen Domkirke in Norwegian Gamle Bergen Museum Knudsen Jacob Frode 2001 Bergen Domkirke 700 ar Bergen Liden Hans Emil Mageroy Ellen Marie 1990 Norges kirker Bergen Oslo Gyldendal ISBN 8205123683 Presentasjon av biskop Ragnhild Jepsen Presentation of bishop Ragnhild Jepsen in Norwegian February 10 2023 Retrieved 10 March 2022 Lampe Johan Fredrik 1895 Bergen stifts biskoper og praester Kristiania Cammermeyers Boghandel Bjorgvin PDF Toandos com Prostia i Bjorgvin in Norwegian Bjorgvin bispedomme Retrieved 2015 04 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diocese of 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