In 1814 werd de Noorse Kerk losgekoppeld van de Deense Volkskerk omdat de personele unie tussen Denemarken en Noorwegen werd beëindigd. ###>===Reformation===The Reformation in Norway was accomplished by force in 1537 when Christian III of Denmark and Norway declared Lutheranism as the official religion of Norway and Denmark, sending the Roman Catholic Archbishop Olav Engelbrektsson into exile in Lier in the Netherlands (now in Belgium).