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.
The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese. Administratively within each deanery, the churches within each municipality elects their own church council. Each municipality may have one or more parishes within the municipality. Each parish elects their own councils. Each parish has one or more local church.
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

This arch-deanery 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 remaining in the Stavanger domprosti and the rest of the old deanery became part of the new Hetland prosti which included the central parts of the county.
MunicipalityParish ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
StavangerStavanger domkirke
og St. Petri
Stavanger CathedralStavanger1150
StavangerStavanger domkirke
og St. Petri
St. Petri ChurchStavanger1866
StavangerBekkefaretBekkefaret ChurchBekkefaret1977
StavangerHundvågHundvåg ChurchHundvåg1983
StavangerKampenKampen ChurchEiganes og Våland1957
StavangerSt. JohannesFrue Church
Stavanger1854
StavangerSt. JohannesSt. Johannes ChurchStavanger1909
StavangerStokkaStokka ChurchStokka1974
StavangerTjensvollTjensvoll ChurchTjensvoll1978
StavangerVardenVarden ChurchVarden1967

Dalane prosti

This deanery 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. In 1988, the Ogna parish was transferred to the neighboring Jæren prosti.
MunicipalityParish ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
BjerkreimBjerkreimBjerkreim ChurchBjerkreim1835
BjerkreimBjerkreimIvesdal ChapelØvrebygd1876
EigersundEgersundEgersund ChurchEgersund1607
EigersundEgersundBakkebø ChurchEgersund1960
EigersundEigerøyEigerøy ChurchEigerøya1998
EigersundHellelandHelleland ChurchHelleland1832
LundHeskestadHeskestad ChurchHeskestad1904
LundLundLund ChurchMoi1812
SokndalSokndalSokndal ChurchHauge1803
SokndalSokndalÅna-Sira ChurchÅna-Sira1888

Haugaland prosti

This deanery 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.
MunicipalityParish ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
BoknBoknBokn ChurchFøresvik1847
HaugesundRossabøRossabø ChurchRossabø1972
HaugesundSkåreSkåre ChurchHaugesund1858
HaugesundSkåreUdland ChurchHaugesund2002
HaugesundVår FrelserVår Frelsers ChurchHaugesund1901
TysværFørresfjordenAksdal ChurchAksdal1995
TysværFørresfjordenFørre ChurchFørre1893
TysværNedstrandNedstrand ChurchHindaråvåg1868
TysværNedstrandSkjoldastraumen ChurchSkjoldastraumen1910
TysværTysværTysvær ChurchTysvær1852
UtsiraUtsiraUtsira ChurchUtsira1785
VindafjordImslandImsland ChurchImslandsjøen1861
VindafjordSandeidSandeid ChurchSandeid1904
VindafjordSkjoldSkjold ChurchSkjold1999
VindafjordVatsVats ChurchVats1855
VindafjordVikebygdVikebygd ChurchVikebygd1937
VindafjordVikedalVikedal ChurchVikedal1881
VindafjordØlen og BjoaØlen ChurchØlensjøen1874
VindafjordØlen og BjoaBjoa ChurchBjoa1895

Jæren prosti

This deanery 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 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". 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.
MunicipalityParish ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
GjesdalGjesdalDirdal ChurchDirdal1903
GjesdalGjesdalGjesdal ChurchGjesdal1848
GjesdalGjesdalOltedal ChurchOltedal2002
GjesdalÅlgårdÅlgård ChurchÅlgård2015
GjesdalÅlgårdOld Ålgård ChurchÅlgård1917
NærbøNærbø ChurchNærbø2005
NærbøOld Nærbø ChurchNærbø1834
OgnaOgna ChurchOgna1995
VarhaugVarhaug ChurchVarhaug1904
KleppBoreBore ChurchBore1891
KleppKleppKlepp ChurchKleppe1846
KleppOrreOrre ChurchPollestad1950
KleppOrreOld Orre ChurchOrre1250
Klepp/TimeFrøyland og OrstadFrøyland og Orstad ChurchOrstad/Kvernaland2008
TimeBryneBryne ChurchBryne1979
TimeTimeTime ChurchTime 1859
TimeUndheimUndheim ChurchUndheim2001