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Tunsberg is a diocese of the Church of Norway. It includes parishes located within the counties of Vestfold and Buskerud, with the cathedral city located in Tønsberg.

History

Prior to the establishment of the Diocese of Tunsberg in 1948, then counties of Vestfold and Buskerud belonged to the Diocese of Oslo. In a meeting of the episcopate in 1936, it was made clear that the Diocese of Oslo - which included about one-third of Norway's population - could not be managed by a single bishop. Therefore the episcopate suggested that Vestfold and Buskerud should become their own diocese. But it was not before after the liberation of Norway in 1945 that this discussion started again. The result of this was that the Odelsting - the larger of the two divisions of the Storting - decided on November 24, 1947 that Vestfold and Buskerud were to become a new diocese. Additionally it was decided that Tønsberg would be the new cathedral city of the Diocese of Tunsberg.

Since 2003, the bishop of the Diocese of Tunsberg has been Laila Riksaasen Dahl. The Diocese of Tunsberg is administered through Joint Parish Councils. Each Parish has responsibility for a number of rural deaneries consisting of neighboring parishes.

Joint Parish Councils

Joint Parish Councils registered within Tunsberg Diocese include:

Tønsberg Domprosti
Larvik
Nord-Jarlsberg
Drammen
Eiker
Kongsberg
Ringerike
Hallingdal
Sandefjord
Lier

External Links

Tunsberg Diocese
Tunsberg bispedømmeråd 2006-2010 in Norwegian

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-'''Tunsberg''' is a [[diocese]] in the [[Church of Norway]]. It includes [[Vestfold]] and [[Buskerud]], and the [[cathedral]] city is [[Tønsberg]]. Since 2003, the bishop has been [[Laila Riksaasen Dahl]].
+'''Tunsberg''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Church of Norway]]. It includes parishes located within the counties of [[Vestfold]] and [[Buskerud]], with the [[cathedral]] city located in [[Tønsberg]].
+==History==
+Prior to the establishment of the Diocese of Tunsberg in 1948, then counties of [[Vestfold]] and [[Buskerud]] belonged to the [[Diocese of Oslo]]. In a meeting of the [[episcopate]] in 1936, it was made clear that the [[Diocese of Oslo]] - which included about one-third of [[Norway]]'s population - could not be managed by a single [[bishop]]. Therefore the episcopate suggested that Vestfold and Buskerud should become their own diocese. But it was not before after the liberation of [[Norway]] in 1945 that this discussion started again. The result of this was that the [[Odelsting]] - the larger of the two divisions of the [[Storting]] - decided on November 24, 1947 that [[Vestfold]] and [[Buskerud]] were to become a new [[diocese]]. Additionally it was decided that [[Tønsberg]] would be the new [[cathedral]] city of the Diocese of Tunsberg.
-Tunsberg diocese is not a very old diocese. Before the establishment of Tunsberg in 1948, [[Vestfold]] and [[Buskerud]] belonged to the [[Diocese of Oslo]].
+Since 2003, the bishop of the Diocese of Tunsberg has been [[Laila Riksaasen Dahl]]. The Diocese of Tunsberg is administered through Joint Parish Councils. Each Parish has responsibility for a number of [[Deanery|rural deaneries]] consisting of neighboring parishes.
-In a meeting of the [[episcopate]] in 1936, it was made clear that the [[Diocese of Oslo]] - which included about one-third of [[Norway]]'s population - could not be managed by a single [[bishop]]. Therefore the episcopate suggested that Vestfold and Buskerud should become their own diocese.
+==Joint Parish Councils==
-But it was not before after the liberation of [[Norway]] in 1945 that this discussion started again. The result of this was that the Odelsting - the larger of the two divisions of the
+Joint Parish Councils registered within Tunsberg Diocese include:
-[[Storting]] - decided on November 24, 1947 that [[Vestfold]] and [[Buskerud]] was to become a new [[diocese]], and that [[Tønsberg]] would be the new [[cathedral]] city of Tunsberg.
+* Tønsberg Domprosti
+* [[Larvik]]
+* Nord-Jarlsberg
+* [[Drammen]]
+* [[Eiker]]
+* [[Kongsberg]]
+* [[Ringerike]]
+* [[Hallingdal]]
+* [[Sandefjord]]
+* [[Lier]]
+==External Links==
+*[http://www.kirken.no/english/BispeDet.cfm?pBispeId=b04 Tunsberg Diocese]
+*[http://www.kirken.no/tunsberg/tekstsider.cfm?id=32976 Tunsberg bispedømmeråd 2006-2010] '''in Norwegian'''
 [[Category:Church of Norway]]