Nord-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers the Church of Norway churches in Troms and Finnmark counties as well as in the territory of Svalbard. The diocese is seated in the city of Tromsø at the Tromsø Cathedral, the seat of the presiding bishop, Olav Øygard.
View of the Tromsø Cathedral
Former Bishop Per Oskar Kjølaas
Interior Tromsø Cathedral
Side entrance Tromsø Cathedral
Tromsø is a city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland and its Bishop are based at the Tromsø Cathedral in the city. The city is located on the island of Tromsøya which sits in the Tromsøysundet strait, just off the mainland of Northern Norway. The mainland suburb of Tromsdalen is connected to the city centre on Tromsøya by the Tromsø Bridge and the Tromsøysund Tunnel. The suburb of Kvaløysletta on the island of Kvaløya is connected to the city centre by the Sandnessund Bridge.
View of the city
Hoard of Viking jewellery found in Tromsø dating from 7–8th Centuries AD now in the British Museum.
Photochrom print from Tromsø, 1900
The German battleship Tirpitz was bombed and sunk off Tromsø island in 1944.