Ecclesiastical divisions

Diocese
A diocese is the area ruled by a bishop. The diocese is the largest ecclesiastical unit and consists of an entire number of deaneries. Diocese can be derived from the municipality map. The diocesan code is a two-digit numerical code.

Deanery
The deanery is the largest ecclesiastical administrative unit within a diocese and consists of clerical districts. The deanery is led by a dean. The dean is the link between the church board and the priests. The deanery code is a numerical code that shows hierarchical affiliation, where the diocese has the first two positions in the code, while the deanery has 4.

Clerical district
A clerical district was a service district for one or more priests. A parish consisted of one or more parishes. Clerical districts was gradually phased out from 2004. Clerical districts code is a numerical code that shows hierarchical affiliation, where the diocese has the first two positions in the code, the deanery has 4, and the clerical district had 6.

Parish
A parish is the lowest administrative level in church divisions, where people should be able to belong to the same church (parish church), and where there should be a separate parish council according to the Church Ordinance for the Norwegian Church. Parish code is a numerical code that shows hierarchical affiliation, where the diocese has the first two positions in the code, the deanery has 4, the clerical district had 6, and the parish has 8.

Classification of dioceses

Classification of deanery

Classification of Clerical districts (work in progress)

Classification of Church Parish (work in progress)