Diocese of Hamar
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Current cathedral in Hamar

Hamar is a present Lutheran diocese, named after its episcopal see, the Norwegian city of Hamar.

There are 164 parishes in the diocese.

Lutheran diocese

In the Church of Norway, the diocese of Hamar covers Oppland and Hedmark. The cathedral city is Hamar, and the bishop is Solveig Fiske.

List of bishops

The Lutheran diocese of Hamar was established in 1864. In reverse chronolocial order, the following bishops have led the diocese:

• 2006-present : Solveig Fiske
• 1993–2006 : Rosemarie Köhn
• 1974–1993 : Georg Hille
• 1964–1974 : Alexander Johnson
• 1947–1964 : Kristian Schjelderup
• 1945–1947 : Henrik Hille
• 1943–1945 : Sigurd Haga^[1]
• 1942–1943 : Georg Falck-Hansen^[1]
• 1934–1942 : Henrik Hille
• 1922–1934 : Mikkel Bjønness-Jacobsen
• 1918–1922 : Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson
• 1917–1918 : Otto Jensen
• 1906–1917 : Christen Brun
• 1887–1906 : Arnoldus Hille
• 1864–1887 : Halvor Folkestad

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Appointed by Nasjonal Samling

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