Diocese of Møre
The Diocese of Møre is a diocese in the Church of Norway which geographically consists of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Its bishop is seated at the Molde Cathedral which is located in the county administrative center of Molde. , the Bishop of Møre is Ingeborg Midttømme.
The diocese was established on 18 September 1983, when the district of Sunnmøre was removed from the Diocese of Bjørgvin to the south, and the Romsdal and Nordmøre districts were removed from the Diocese of Nidaros to the north. The three districts were used to form the new diocese.
Structure
The Diocese of Møre is divided into seven deaneries. Each one corresponds to several municipalities in the diocese. Each municipality is further divided into one or more parishes which each contain one or more congregations. See each municipality below for lists of churches and parishes within them.| Deanery | Municipalities |
| Molde domprosti | Aukra, Hustadvika, Molde |
| Søre Sunnmøre prosti | Hareid, Herøy, Sande, Ulstein, Vanylven, Volda, Ørsta |
| :no:Austre Sunnmøre prosti|Austre Sunnmøre prosti | Fjord, Stranda, Sykkylven |
| Nordre Sunnmøre prosti | Ålesund, Giske, Sula |
| Indre Romsdal prosti | Rauma, Vestnes |
| Ytre Nordmøre prosti | Aure, Averøy, Kristiansund, Smøla |
| Indre Nordmøre prosti | Gjemnes, Sunndal, Surnadal, Tingvoll |
Bishops
The following people have led the diocese as bishop since the founding of the diocese:- Since 2008: Ingeborg Midttømme
- 1991–2008: Odd Bondevik
- 1983–1991: Ole Nordhaug
Name
The name of the corresponding county was Møre fylke during the period from 1919–1935, and Romsdal amt from 1660–1919. However, the name is old, and it is probably derived from the word marr which means "ocean" or "sea". The meaning is then "coastal district".
The ambiguous designation møring—"person from Møre"—is used strictly about people from Nordmøre, excluding the people from Romsdal.