This list of churches in Sør-Hålogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Nordland county. The diocese is based at the Bodø Cathedral in the city of Bodø in Bodø Municipality.

The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery (prosti; headed by a provost) in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery, the churches within each municipality elects their own church council (fellesråd). Each municipality may have one or more parishes (sokn) within the municipality. Each parish elects their own councils (soknerådet). Each parish has one or more local church. The number and size of the deaneries and parishes has changed over time.^[1]

This arch-deanery (Norwegian: domprosti) is home to the Bodø Cathedral, the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. Bodø domprosti covers the five municipalities of Bodø, Gildeskål, Meløy, Røst, and Værøy. The deanery is headquartered at Bodø Cathedral in the town of Bodø in Bodø Municipality.

This deanery was established as Bodø prosti on 1 June 1901 when the old Søndre Salten prosti was divided into Bodø prosti (Bodø, Bodin, Kjerringøy, and Folda) and Søndre Salten prosti (Gildeskål, Beiarn, Skjerstad, and Saltdal).^[2] The deanery was upgraded to an arch-deanery (Norwegian: domprosti) in 1952 when the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland was created.^[3][2]

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Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built	Photo
Bodø	Bodin	Bodin Church	Bodø	1240
		Helligvær Church	Helligvær	1899
		Landegode Church	Fenes	1920
	Bodø Domkirke	Bodø Cathedral	Bodø	1956
	Innstranden	Hunstad Church	Bodø	2013
	Kjerringøy og Rønvik	Kjerringøy Church	Kjerringøy	1883
		Rønvik Church	Bodø	1997
	Misvær og Skjerstad	Misvær Church	Misvær	1912
		Skjerstad Church	Skjerstad	1959
	Saltstraumen	Saltstraumen Church	Saltstraumen	1886
		Tverlandet Church	Løding	1983
Gildeskål	Gildeskål	Gildeskål Church	Inndyr	1881
		Old Gildeskål Church	Inndyr	12th century
		Saura Church	Saura	1884
		Mevik Chapel	Mevik	1910
		Nordstranda Chapel	Lekanger	1963
		Sørfjorden Chapel	Sørfinnset	1957
Meløy	Fore og Meløy	Fore Church	Reipå	1909
		Meløy Church	Meløya	1867
		Ørnes Church	Ørnes	1990
	Glomfjord	Glomfjord Church	Glomfjord	1957
	Halsa	Halsa Church	Halsa	1960
Røst	Røst	Røst Church	Røstlandet	1899
Værøy	Værøy	Værøy Church	Sørland	1939
		Old Værøy Church	Nordland	1799

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers four municipalities in the Lofoten island district of Nordland county. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of Flakstad, Moskenes, Vestvågøy, and Vågan. The deanery is headquartered at Svolvær Church in the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality.

The deanery was created on 1 March 1849 when the old Lofoten og Vesterålen prosti was divided in two, creating Lofoten prosti in the south and Vesterålen prosti in the north.^[4]

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers six municipalities in the Vesterålen island district of Nordland county. It includes the municipalities of Andøy, Bø, Hadsel, Lødingen, Sortland, and Øksnes. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Stokmarknes in Hadsel Municipality.

The deanery was created on 1 March 1849 when the old Lofoten og Vesterålen prosti was divided in two, creating Lofoten prosti in the south and Vesterålen prosti in the north.^[4] On 1 January 2020, the churches in Lødingen Municipality were transferred from the Ofoten prosti to the Vesterålen prosti.^[5]

This deanery covers three municipalities in the Ofoten district in the northern part of Nordland county: Narvik, Evenes, and Hamarøy. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Narvik in Narvik Municipality.

This deanery was created as Nordre Salten prosti in 1850 when the old Salten prosti was divided into Nordre Salten prosti (in the north) and Søndre Salten prosti (in the south). On 1 November 1974, the churches in Steigen Municipality were transferred from Nordre Salten prosti to Søndre Salten prosti. On the same date, the names of the deaneries were changed. "Nordre Salten prosti" was renamed Ofoten prosti and "Søndre Salten prosti" was changed to Salten prosti.^[6][2] On 1 January 2020, the churches in Lødingen Municipality were transferred from here to the Vesterålen prosti.^[5]

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers five municipalities in the Salten district of Nordland county. It includes the municipalities of Beiarn, Fauske, Saltdal, Steigen, and Sørfold. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Fauske in Fauske Municipality.

The deanery was created in 1649 and existed as such until 1849. In 1850, the deanery was divided into two: Søndre Salten prosti in the south (Gildeskål, Skjerstad, Saltdal, Bodø, and Folda prestegjelds) and Nordre Salten prosti in the north (Steigen, Hamarøy, Lødingen, and Ofoten prestegjelds). In 1901, Søndre Salten prosti was split into Bodø prosti (Bodø, Bodin, Kjerringøy, and Folda) and Søndre Salten prosti (Gildeskål, Beiarn, Skjerstad, and Saltdal).^[2] On 1 November 1974, the churches in Steigen Municipality were transferred from Nordre Salten prosti to Søndre Salten prosti. On the same date, the names of the deaneries were changed. Nordre Salten prosti was renamed Ofoten prosti and Søndre Salten prosti was changed to Salten prosti.^[6]

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers eight municipalities in the northwestern part of the Helgeland district of Nordland county. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of Alstahaug, Dønna, Herøy, Leirfjord, Lurøy, Nesna, Rødøy, and Træna. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Sandnessjøen in Alstahaug Municipality.

The deanery was established by royal decree of 4 December 1843, when the old Helgeland prosti was divided into Søndre Helgeland prosti and Nordre Helgeland prosti. A royal resolution on 24 May 1862 decreed that the four inland parishes of Nordre Helgeland prosti (Hemnes, Mo, Vefsn, and Hattfjelldal) were separated from this deanery to become part of the newly created Indre Helgeland prosti.^[7][8] A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Nordre Helgeland prosti" to "Nord-Helgeland prosti".^[9]

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers five municipalities in the eastern part of the Helgeland district of Nordland county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Mo i Rana in Rana Municipality.

The deanery was established by royal decree on 24 May 1862 when the four inland parishes of Nordre Helgeland prosti (Hemnes, Mo, Vefsn, and Hattfjelldal) were separated from the deanery to become part of the newly created Indre Helgeland prosti.^[7][8]

This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers five municipalities in the southwestern part of the Helgeland district of Nordland county. It includes the parishes in the municipalities of Bindal, Brønnøy, Sømna, and Vevelstad. The deanery is headquartered at Brønnøy Church in the town of Brønnøysund in Brønnøy Municipality.

The deanery was established by royal decree of 4 December 1843, when the old Helgeland prosti was divided into Søndre Helgeland prosti and Nordre Helgeland prosti.^[7] A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Søndre Helgeland prosti" to "Sør-Helgeland prosti".^[9]

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Municipality	Parish (sokn)	Church	Location	Year built	Photo
Bindal	Bindal	Solstad Church	Holm	1888
		Vassås Church	Vassås	1733
Brønnøy	Brønnøy	Brønnøy Church	Brønnøysund	1870
		Skogmo Chapel	Indreskomo	1979
		Trælnes Chapel	Trælnes	1980
	Velfjord og Tosen	Nøstvik Church	Velfjord	1674
		Tosen Chapel	Lande	1734
Sømna	Sømna	Sømna Church	Vik	1876
Vega	Vega	Vega Church	Gladstad	1864
		Ylvingen Chapel	Ylvingen	1967
Vevelstad	Vevelstad	Vevelstad Church	Forvika	1796

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