Religion in Norway is dominated by Lutheran Christianity, with 63.7% of the population belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway in 2022. The Catholic Church is the next largest Christian church at 3.1%. The unaffiliated make up 18.3% of the population. Islam is followed by 3.4% of the population.
The Heddal Stave Church in Notodden, the largest stave church in Norway
A cross close to the church in Grense Jakobselv, Norway
In 1536, King Christian III of Denmark converted the Norwegians from Catholicism to Lutheran Protestantism
The world's northernmost mosque, in Tromsø
Catholic Church in Norway
The Catholic Church in Norway is part of the worldwide Catholic Church. As of May 2014, there were over 151,000 registered Catholics in Norway. It is claimed there are many Catholics who are not registered with their personal identification number and who are not reported by the local church; the full number may be as high as 230,000, 70% of whom were born abroad. That constitutes about 5% of the population, making Norway the most Catholic country in Nordic Europe.
Saint Paul Catholic Church, Bergen
Saint Olaf's Cathedral, (Oslo)
Saint Paul's Church, Bergen
Saint Peter's Church, Halden
