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 (; headed by a provost) in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery, the churches within each municipality elects their own church council (). Each municipality may have one or more parishes () within the municipality. Each parish elects their own councils (). Each parish has one or more local church. The number and size of the deaneries and parishes has changed over time.
Molde domprosti This arch-deanery () 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 renamed 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.
MunicipalityParish ()ChurchLocationYear builtPhotoAukraAukraAukra ChurchAukrasanden1835HustadvikaEideEide Church (Møre og Romsdal)Eide1871Gaustad ChapelGaustad2001BudBud ChurchBud1717HustadHustad ChurchHustad1874Vågøy ogMyrbostadMyrbostad ChurchElnesvågen1880Vågøy ChurchVågøya1904MoldeBolsøyNordbyen ChurchMolde2006Røbekk ChurchRøbekk1898EikesdalEikesdal ChurchEikesdalen1866EresfjordSira ChurchEresfjord1869KleiveKleive ChurchKleive1858MidsundOtrøy ChurchUglvik, Otrøya1878Nord-Heggdal ChapelNord-Heggdal1974Molde domkirkeMolde CathedralMolde1957NessetNesset ChurchEidsvåg1878Røvik og VeøyRøvik ChurchRøvika1905Veøy ChurchSølsnes1907Old Veøy ChurchVeøya1200SekkenSekken ChurchSekken1908VistdalVistdal ChurchMyklebostad1869
Søre Sunnmøre prosti This deanery () 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". On 1 January 2020, the parish of Hornindal Municipality was added to this deanery when Hornindal became a part of Volda Municipality.
MunicipalityParish ()ChurchLocationYear builtPhotoHareidHareidHareid ChurchHareid1877Herøy MunicipalityHerøyHerøy ChurchFosnavåg2003Indre HerøyIndre Herøy ChurchIndre Herøy1916LeikangerLeikanger ChurchLeikong1807SandeSandeSande ChurchSandsøya1880GurskenGursken ChurchHaugsbygda1919Larsnes ChapelLarsnes1989UlsteinUlsteinUlstein ChurchUlsteinvik1849VanylvenSyvdeSyvde ChurchMyklebost1837RovdeRovde ChurchRovdane1872VanylvenVanylven ChurchSlagnes1863Saint Jetmund ChurchÅheim1150ÅramÅram ChurchÅram1927VoldaAustefjordAustefjord ChurchFyrde1773DalsfjordDalsfjord ChurchDravlaus1910HornindalHornindal ChurchGrodås1856KilsfjordKilsfjord ChurchStraumshamn1974StorfjordenBjørke ChurchBjørke1919VoldaVolda ChurchVolda1932ØrstaHjørundfjordHjørundfjord ChurchSæbø1880VartdalVartdal ChurchNordre Vartdal1876ØrstaØrsta ChurchØrsta1864
Nordre Sunnmøre prosti This deanery () 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". 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.
MunicipalityParish ()ChurchLocationYear builtPhotoFjordNorddalNorddal ChurchNorddal1782Sylte ChurchSylte1863StordalStordal ChurchStordal1907Old Stordal ChurchStordal1789GiskeGiskeGiske ChurchGiske1170Godøy ChapelLeitebakk1953ValderøyValderøy ChurchNordstrand1961VigraVigra ChurchVigra1894HaramBrattvågBrattvåg ChurchBrattvåg1977Hildre ChurchHildrestranda1905HamnsundHamnsund Churchnear Søvik1875Haram og FjørtoftFjørtoft ChurchFjørtofta1878Haram ChurchAustnes1838Lepsøy ChapelLepsøya1896VatneVatne ChurchVatne1868StrandaGeirangerGeiranger ChurchGeiranger1842LiabygdaLiabygda ChurchLiabygda1917StrandaStranda ChurchStranda1838SunnylvenSunnylven ChurchHellesylt1859SulaSulaLangevåg ChurchLangevåg1948Indre Sula ChurchMauseidvåg1984SykkylvenSykkylvenSykkylven ChurchAure1990IkornnesIkornnes ChurchIkornnes1978ÅlesundBorgundBorgund ChurchBorgund1130EllingsøyEllingsøy ChurchEllingsøya1998SandøySandøy ChurchSandøya1812Harøy ChurchHarøya1934SkodjeSkodje ChurchSkodje1860SpjelkavikSpjelkavik ChurchSpjelkavik1987VolsdalenVolsdalen ChurchNørve (in Ålesund city)1974ÅlesundÅlesund ChurchAspøya (in Ålesund city)1909Skarbøvik ChurchHessa1995ØrskogØrskog ChurchSjøholt1873
Indre Romsdal prosti This deanery () 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.
MunicipalityParish ()ChurchLocationYear builtPhotoRaumaEid og HolmEid ChurchEidsbygda1796Holm ChurchHolm1907Rødven ChurchRødven1907Rødven Stave ChurchRødven1200GryttenGrytten ChurchVeblungsnes1829HenHen ChurchIsfjorden1831KorsKors ChurchMarstein inRomsdalen1797VollVoll ChurchVoll1896Innfjorden ChapelInnfjorden1976ØverdalenØverdalen ChurchVerma1902VestnesFiksdalFiksdal ChurchFiksdal1866TresfjordTresfjord ChurchTresfjord1828VestnesVestnes ChurchVestnes1872VikeVike ChurchVikebukt1970VågstrandaVågstranda ChurchVågstranda1870
Ytre Nordmøre prosti This deanery () 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". 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.
MunicipalityParish ()ChurchLocationYear builtPhotoAureAureAure ChurchAure1924StemshaugStemshaug ChurchStemshaug1908TustnaGullstein ChurchGullstein1864Sør-Tustna ChapelTømmervåg1952AverøyBremsnesBremsnes ChurchBremsnes1771Langøy ChapelLangøy1935KornstadKornstad ChurchKornstad1871KvernesKvernes ChurchKvernes1893Kvernes Stave ChurchKvernes1300sKristiansundFreiFrei ChurchNedre Frei1897KristiansundKirkelandet ChurchKirkelandet1964Grip Stave ChurchGrip1470NordlandetNordlandet ChurchNordlandet1914SmølaBrattværBrattvær Churchsouth of Råket1917EdøyEdøy ChurchStraumen1885Old Edøy ChurchEdøya1190HopenHopen ChurchHopen1892
Indre Nordmøre prosti This deanery () 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". On 1 January 2020, the parishes in Rindal Municipality and Halsa Municipality were transferred to the Orkdal prosti in the neighboring Diocese of Nidaros to the north (because the municipalities switched to Trøndelag county).
MunicipalityParish ()ChurchLocationYear builtPhotoGjemnesGjemnesGjemnes ChurchGjemnes1893ØreØre ChurchØre1865Osmarka ChapelHeggem1910SunndalHovHov ChurchSunndalsøra1887RomfoRomfo ChurchRomfo1821Gjøra ChurchGjøra1935ØksendalØksendal ChurchØksendalsøra1894ÅlvundeidÅlvundeid ChurchÅlvundeidet1848SurnadalMoMo ChurchMo1728StangvikStangvik ChurchStangvik1896TodalenTodalen ChurchTodalsøra1861Øye og RanesRanes ChurchRanes1869Øye ChurchSkei1871ÅsskardÅsskard ChurchÅsskard1876TingvollStraumsnesStraumsnes ChurchStraumsnes1864TingvollTingvoll ChurchTingvollvågen1180
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