Hamar, Ancient See of

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• Hamar —     Ancient See of Hamar     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Hamar     (HAMARCOPIA; HAMARENSIS).     Hamar in Norway, embraced Hedemarken and Christians Amt, and was formed in 1152 out of that of Oslo, when Arnold, Bishop of Gardar,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient Diocese of Hamar — For the current Church of Norway diocese, see diocese of Hamar. The former Norwegian Catholic diocese of Hamar existed from 1152 to the Protestant Reformation. The see was at Hamar, and the diocese included the (modern) counties of Hedmark… …   Wikipedia

• Diocese of Hamar — For the old Roman Catholic diocese, see Ancient Diocese of Hamar. Current cathedral in Hamar Hamar is a present Lutheran diocese, named after its episcopal see, the Norwegian city of Hamar. There are 164 parishes in the diocese. Lutheran diocese… …   Wikipedia

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• Diocese of Oslo — Oslo bishopric is The Church of Norway s bishopric for the municipalities of Oslo, Asker and Bærum. It is one of Norway s five traditional bishoprics and was founded around the year 1070. History Oslo was established as a diocese in 1068. It was… …   Wikipedia

• Nidaros — or Niðarós was during the Middle Ages, the old name of Trondheim, Norway (Danish Norwegian: Trondhjem) . Until the Reformation, Nidaros remained the centre of the spiritual life of the country. After the Catholic Archdiocese was abolished by… …   Wikipedia

• Vang, Hedmark — For the municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway see Vang. Vang is a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.Vang was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The city of Hamar was separated from Vang… …   Wikipedia

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