List of churches in Rogaland

This list of churches in Rogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Stavanger in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Rogaland county. The diocese is based at the Stavanger Cathedral in the city of Stavanger in Stavanger Municipality.

Map of the church deaneries (Norwegian: prostier) in the Diocese of Stavanger which covers all of Rogaland county.

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.[1]

The municipality of Stavanger is a special case since it has a large population and a large area. The central part of the city is its own deanery and the areas surrounding the city centre belong to a different deanery, and the outlying island areas belong to another deanery. The number, size, and compositions of the deaneries in the diocese have changed over time, most recently in 2013 when two deaneries were merged to form the new Ryfylke deanery.

Stavanger domprosti

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This arch-deanery (Norwegian: domprosti) covers the central part of the city of Stavanger in Rogaland county. The deanery is headquartered at the Stavanger Cathedral in the city of Stavanger in the western part of Stavanger Municipality.

This deanery has been around since the Middle Ages. On 1 January 1925, the deanery was divided with the areas in the city centre of Stavanger (Domkirken, St. Petri, and St. Johannes) remaining in the Stavanger domprosti and the rest of the old deanery (Hetland, Høgsfjord, Strand, Finnøy, and Rennesøy) became part of the new Hetland prosti (later renamed Søre Ryfylke prosti) which included the central parts of the county.[2][3]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Stavanger Stavanger domkirke
og St. Petri
Stavanger Cathedral Stavanger 1150  
St. Petri Church Stavanger 1866  
Bekkefaret Bekkefaret Church Bekkefaret 1977  
Hundvåg Hundvåg Church Hundvåg 1983  
Kampen Kampen Church Eiganes og Våland 1957  
St. Johannes Frue Church
(Hetland Church)
Stavanger 1854  
St. Johannes Church Stavanger 1909  
Stokka Stokka Church Stokka 1974  
Tjensvoll Tjensvoll Church Tjensvoll 1978  
Varden Varden Church Varden 1967  

Dalane prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the southern part of Rogaland county, including the municipalities of Eigersund, Bjerkreim, Sokndal, and Lund. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Egersund in Eigersund municipality.

The deanery was created in the Middle Ages, and its borders have changed very few times since then. On 1 January 1825, the Flekkefjord and Hitterø parishes were transferred out of Dalane prosti to the neighboring Lister prosti. In 1862, the Bakke and Sirdal parishes were transferred out of Dalane prosti and into the neighboring Flekkefjord prosti.[4] In 1988, the Ogna parish was transferred to the neighboring Jæren prosti.

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Bjerkreim Bjerkreim Bjerkreim Church Bjerkreim 1835  
Ivesdal Chapel Øvrebygd 1876  
Eigersund Egersund Egersund Church Egersund 1607  
Bakkebø Church Egersund 1960  
Eigerøy Eigerøy Church Eigerøya 1998  
Helleland Helleland Church Helleland 1832  
Lund Heskestad Heskestad Church Heskestad 1904  
Lund Lund Church Moi 1812  
Sokndal Sokndal Sokndal Church Hauge 1803  
Åna-Sira Church Åna-Sira 1888  

Haugaland prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the northwestern part of Rogaland county, including the municipalities of Haugesund, Bokn, Tysvær, Utsira, and Vindafjord. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Haugesund in the municipality of Haugesund.

The deanery was historically called Karmsund prosti, a deanery dating back to the Middle Ages. It historically encompassed all of the areas surrounding the Karmsund strait, west of Ryfylke. By 2006, the membership of the deanery had grown so large, it was divided into two: all of the parishes in the municipality of Karmøy were moved to the new Karmøy prosti and the rest remained in the deanery which was renamed Haugesund prosti. In 2013, the parishes from Vindafjord municipality were moved here, and the name was changed from Haugesund prosti to Haugaland prosti.[5]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Bokn Bokn Bokn Church Føresvik 1847  
Haugesund Rossabø Rossabø Church Rossabø 1972  
Skåre Skåre Church Haugesund 1858  
Udland Church Haugesund 2002  
Vår Frelser Vår Frelsers Church Haugesund 1901  
Tysvær Førresfjorden Aksdal Church Aksdal 1995  
Førre Church Førre 1893  
Nedstrand Nedstrand Church Hindaråvåg 1868  
Skjoldastraumen Church Skjoldastraumen 1910  
Tysvær Tysvær Church Tysvær 1852  
Utsira Utsira Utsira Church Utsira 1785  
Vindafjord Imsland Imsland Church Imslandsjøen 1861  
Sandeid Sandeid Church Sandeid 1904  
Skjold Skjold Church Skjold 1999  
Vats Vats Church Vats 1855  
Vikebygd Vikebygd Church Vikebygd 1937  
Vikedal Vikedal Church Vikedal 1881  
Ølen og Bjoa Ølen Church Ølensjøen 1874  
Bjoa Church Bjoa 1895  

Jæren prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the west-central part of Rogaland county, south of the city of Stavanger, including the municipalities of Gjesdal, , Klepp, and Time. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Bryne in the municipality of Time. There is one parish (sokn) in this deanery that crosses municipal boundary lines. The Frøyland og Orstad parish includes parts of both Time and Klepp municipalities. This is the only such parish in Norway.

The deanery of Jæderen has been around since the Middle Ages and it has always included the coastal areas south of the city of Stavanger. A royal resolution on 19 May 1922 changed the deanery name from "Jæderen prosti" to "Jæren prosti".[6] In 1988, the parishes of Randaberg and Høle transferred from Ryfylke prosti to Jæren prosti and the Ogna parish was transferred from Dalane prosti to Jæren. On 1 May 1997, the parishes in Sola and Sandnes municipalities were separated from Jæren prosti to form the new Sandnes prosti.[7]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Gjesdal Gjesdal Dirdal Church Dirdal 1903  
Gjesdal Church Gjesdal 1848  
Oltedal Church Oltedal 2002  
Ålgård Ålgård Church Ålgård 2015  
Old Ålgård Church Ålgård 1917  
Nærbø Nærbø Church Nærbø 2005  
Old Nærbø Church Nærbø 1834  
Ogna Ogna Church Ogna 1995  
Varhaug Varhaug Church Varhaug 1904  
Klepp Bore Bore Church Bore 1891  
Klepp Klepp Church Kleppe 1846  
Orre Orre Church Pollestad 1950  
Old Orre Church Orre 1250  
Klepp/Time Frøyland og Orstad Frøyland og Orstad Church Orstad/Kvernaland 2008  
Time Bryne Bryne Church Bryne 1979  
Time Time Church Time (just outside Bryne) 1859  
Undheim Undheim Church Undheim 2001  

Karmøy prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the municipality of Karmøy which includes the island of Karmøy and a small area on the mainland of northwestern Rogaland county. The deanery is headquartered in the village of Avaldsnes in the municipality of Karmøy.

The deanery was created on 1 January 2006 when it was split off from the old Karmsund prosti. The remainder of the old deanery was renamed Haugesund prosti.

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Karmøy Avaldsnes Avaldsnes Church Avaldsnes 1250  
Falnes Falnes Church Skudeneshavn 1851  
Ferkingstad Ferkingstad Church Ferkingstad 1854  
Kopervik Kopervik Church Kopervik 2016  
Norheim Norheim Church Norheim 1978  
Torvastad Torvastad Church Torvastad 1880  
Vedavågen Vedavågen Church Veavågen 2009  
Åkra Åkra Church Åkrahamn 1985  
Old Åkra Church Åkrahamn 1821  

Ryfylke prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the northeastern part of Rogaland county, including the municipalities of Sauda, Suldal, Hjelmeland, and Strand. The deanery is headquartered in the village of Hjelmelandsvågen in the municipality of Hjelmeland.

Historically, there was a Ryfylke deanery since the Middle Ages. Over time, its boundaries were changed and moved. On 1 March 1988, the deanery was renamed Nordre Ryfylke prosti (and at the same time, the old Hetland prosti was renamed Søre Ryfylke prosti). Also on that date, the parishes in the municipality of Hjelmeland were transferred from Nordre Ryfylke to Søre Ryfylke. In 2013, Nordre Ryfylke prosti and Søre Ryfylke prosti were merged to form the present Ryfylke prosti.[2] In 2020, the parishes in the former municipality of Forsand were moved from here to the neighboring Sandnes prosti.[8]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Hjelmeland Fister Fister Church Fister 1867  
Hjelmeland Hjelmeland Church Hjelmelandsvågen 1858  
Årdal Årdal Church Årdal 1919  
Old Årdal Church Årdal 1619  
Sauda Sauda Sauda Church Sauda 1866  
Solbrekk Chapel Sauda 1958  
Hellandsbygd Chapel Hellandsbygd 1956
Saudasjøen Chapel Saudasjøen 1973
Strand Jørpeland Jørpeland Church Jørpeland 1969  
Strand Strand Church Tau 1874  
Suldal Erfjord Erfjord Church Hålandsosen 1877  
Jelsa Jelsa Church Jelsa 1647  
Sand Sand Church Sand 1853  
Marvik Chapel Marvik 1920  
Suldal Suldal Church Suldalsosen 1852  
Nesflaten Chapel Nesflaten 1853  

Sandnes prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the municipality of Sandnes in the west-central part of Rogaland county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Sandnes.

The deanery was created in 1998 when the parishes in Sola and Sandnes municipalities were removed from the large Jæren prosti. In 2006, the parishes in Sola municipality were transferred to the neighboring Tungenes prosti, leaving just the parishes in Sandnes municipality in this deanery. In 2020, the parishes in the former municipality of Forsand were moved from Ryfylke prosti to this one.[8]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Sandnes Bogafjell Bogafjell Church Bogafjell 2012
Forsand Forsand Church Forsand 1854  
Lyse Chapel Lysebotn 1961  
Gand Gand Church Sandved 1978  
Julebygda Chapel Malmheim og Soma 1957  
Hana Hana Church Hana 1997  
Høle Høle Church Høle 1860  
Høyland Høyland Church Austrått 1841  
Sviland Church Sviland 1913  
Lura Lura Church Lura 1987  
Riska Riska Church Hommersåk 1999  
Old Riska Church Hommersåk 1877  
Sandnes Sandnes Church Sandnes sentrum 1882  

Tungenes prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the central part of Rogaland county, in the area around the Boknafjorden. It includes the municipalities of Randaberg, Kvitsøy, and Sola, plus the eastern island portion of Stavanger. The deanery is headquartered in the village of Randaberg in the municipality of Randaberg.

The deanery was created in 1998 when the parishes in Randaberg and Kvitsøy were removed from the large Jæren prosti along with six parishes from the Stavanger domprosti (Madlamark, Hafrsfjord, Sunde, Tasta, Vardeneset, and Tjensvoll). In 2006, several other changes took place: the parish of Tjensvoll was moved to the new Ytre Stavanger prosti, all of the parishes in Sola were moved to this deanery from Sandnes prosti, and all of the parishes in Rennesøy and Finnøy were moved to this deanery from Søre Ryfylke prosti.

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Kvitsøy Kvitsøy Kvitsøy Church Kvitsøy 1620  
Randaberg Grødem Grødem Church Grødem 2000  
Randaberg Randaberg Church Randaberg 1845  
Sola Ræge Ræge Church north of Stenebyen 2009
Sola Sola Church Solakrossen 2020
Sola Chapel Solakrossen 1955  
Sørnes Sørnes Church Sørnes 1977
Tananger Tananger Church Tananger 2002  
Tananger Chapel Tananger 1879  
Stavanger Hesby Hesby Church Finnøy c. 1100  
Mosterøy Askje Church Askje 1846  
Austre Åmøy Chapel Austre Åmøy 1904
Utstein Church Klosterøy 1280  
Vestre Åmøy Chapel Western Åmøy 1953  
Rennesøy Hausken Church Vikevåg 1857  
Sørbø Church Sørbø 1130  
Sjernarøy Sjernarøy Church Kyrkjøy in Sjernarøyane 1647  
Jørstad Church Jørstadvågen on Ombo 1929  
Talgje Fogn Church Fogn 1991
Talgje Church Talgje c. 1100  

Ytre Stavanger prosti

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This deanery (Norwegian: prosti) covers the outer parts of the city of Stavanger in western Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county. The deanery is headquartered in Madlamark in the western part of the city of Stavanger.

This deanery was created on 1 January 2006 when five parishes from Tungenes prosti (Madlamark, Hafrsfjord, Sunde, Tasta, and Vardeneset) and three parishes from the Stavanger domprosti (Hinna, Hillevåg, and Gausel) were combined to form a new deanery that surrounds the city centre of Stavanger.[9]

Municipality Parish (sokn) Church Location Year built Photo
Stavanger Gausel Gausel Church Gausel 1996  
Hafrsfjord Revheim Church Sør-Sunde 1865  
Hillevåg Hillevåg Church Hillevåg 1961  
Hinna Hinna Church Hinna 1967  
Madlamark Madlamark Church Madlamark 1976  
Sunde Sunde Church Sunde 1984  
Tasta Tasta Church Indre Tasta 1977  
Vardeneset Vardeneset Church Ytre Tasta 2000  

References

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  1. ^ "Stavanger bispedøme" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kyrkje. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "A -101824 - Søre Ryfylke prosti". ArkivPortalen (in Norwegian). Statsarkivet i Stavanger. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "A-101811 - Stavanger domprosti". ArkivPortalen (in Norwegian). Statsarkivet i Stavanger. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ "A -101806 - Dalane prosti". ArkivPortalen (in Norwegian). Statsarkivet i Stavanger. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "A -101858 - Karmsund prosti". ArkivPortalen (in Norwegian). Statsarkivet i Stavanger. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. ^ Norsk Lovtidende (in Norwegian). Grøndahl. 1922. pp. 195–196. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ^ "A -101793 - Jæren prosti". ArkivPortalen (in Norwegian). Statsarkivet i Stavanger. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Møteprotokall Stavanger bispedømmeråd" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Stavanger bispedømme. 19 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Nye prostier i Stavanger bispedømme" (in Norwegian). 2 September 2005. Archived from the original on 15 December 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2023.