Norwegian Clerical Districts

Norway Clerical Districts

This is a list of the clerical districts (prestegjeld) in Norway. A clerical district can have from one to six parishes (sogn). In many clerical districts the name of the main parish is the same as the name of the clerical district. In some cases the name of the clerical district is different from any of the names of the parishes in the district. For availability of church records, check the list of individual parishes, and the FamilySearch Catalog. In the case of a congregation other than the State Church of Norway (Lutheran), they will be listed under the city, then the name of the congregation or church will be listed in parentheses, followed by the years these records were kept.

Records for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be listed by the name of the city and the word “Branch” followed by the letters “LDS”, and the years available in parentheses. Example: BODØ Branch (LDS, 1903-1923).

The seamen’s churches are listed as Sjømannsmisjon, then the city and country. Example: “Sjømannsmisjon” in LONDON, England.

These are the clerical districts that we have records for here at the Family History Library, which are also available to order to a Family History Center.

Later years, and parishes that have surfaced later, may be available at the Regional Archives in Norway.