The first parish after the Reformation was established in the capital in 1843; a few years later Catholic places of worship were opened in Alta (Finnmark), Tromsø and Bergen.
Norway north of the polar circle: Its jurisdiction (called Missionary District of Northern Norway, 1931-1944; Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Norway, 1944-1955; Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Norway, 1955-1979) now forms the Prelature of Tromsø.