This list of churches in Rogaland is a list of the

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church ...

churches in

Rogaland Rogaland () is a county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 479,892. The admin ...

county,

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. The churches are all part of the

Diocese of Stavanger The Diocese of Stavanger ( no, Stavanger bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers all of Rogaland county in western Norway. The cathedral city is Stavanger, where the Stavanger Cathedral is located. The bishop is Anne Lise � ...

. The diocese is based at the

Stavanger Cathedral Stavanger Cathedral ( no, Stavanger domkirke) is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger which lies in th ...

in the city of

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

. The list is divided into nine sections, one for each

Deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or reside ...

() in the county. Administratively each deanery is divided up into church council () districts which usually correspond to the municipalities within each deanery. Each municipal church council may be made up of more than one

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...

(), each of which may have their own council (). Each parish may have one or more

congregation A congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship. Congregation may also refer to: *Church (congregation), a Christian organization meeting in a particular place for worship *Congregation (Roman Curia), an administra ...

s in it. 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

in the city of Stavanger in the western part of

municipality. This deanery has been around since the

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. On 7 November 1924, the deanery was divided with the areas in the city of Stavanger remaining in the Stavanger domprosti and the rest of the old deanery was created as the new Hetland prosti (later renamed Søre Ryfylke prosti) which included the central parts of the county.

Dalane prosti

This deanery covers the southern part of Rogaland county, including the municipalities of

Eigersund Eigersund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Egersund. The town was known for its pottery factory (closed in 1979) and it is ...

, Bjerkreim, Sokndal, and

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. The deanery is headquartered in the town of

Egersund Egersund is a town in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about south of the city of Stavanger. The town is situated along a strait which separates the mainland from the ...

municipality. The deanery was created in the

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, and its borders have changed very few times since then. On 1 January 1825, the

Flekkefjord is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Flekkefjord. The villages of Sira, Gyland, Rasvåg, Kirkehavn, and Åna-Sira are ...

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.

Haugaland prosti

This deanery covers the northwestern part of Rogaland county, including the municipalities of

Haugesund Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and souther ...

Bokn Bokn is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Føresvik, the only urban area in Bokn. Other villages in Bokn include Ars ...

Tysvær Tysvær is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side of the Boknafjorden, just east of the towns of Kopervik and Haugesund. ...

, Utsira, and

Vindafjord Vindafjord is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. Since 2005, the administrative centre of the municipality has been the village of Ølensjøen (prior to that time it was the village o ...

. The deanery is headquartered in the town of

in the municipality of

. The deanery was historically called ''Karmsund prosti'', a deanery dating back to the

. It historically encompassed all of the areas surrounding the

Karmsund Karmsund is a strait located in Rogaland county, Norway. The long strait separates the island of Karmøy on the west and the mainland of Norway and island of Vestre Bokn in the east. The strait runs through the municipalities of Haugesund, ...

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 Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is southwest of the town of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kopervik. Most of the municipality lies on ...

were moved to the new Karmøy prosti and the rest remained in the deanery which was renamed Haugesund prosti. In 2013, the parishes from

were moved here, and the deanery was renamed ''Haugaland prosti''.

Jæren prosti

This deanery covers the west-central part of Rogaland county, south of the city of

, including the municipalities of Gjesdal, Hå,

Klepp Klepp is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kleppe. Other villages in Klepp include Klepp stasjon, Orre, Orstad, ...

, and

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. The deanery is headquartered in the town of Bryne in the municipality of

. 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. Prior to 1922, the deanery was called . The deanery of Jæren has been around since the

and it has always included the coastal areas south of the city of Stavanger. In 1988, the parishes of Randaberg and

Høle Høle is a previous borough and a village in the eastern part of Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway, located along the Høgsfjorden. The area was historically a part of the municipality of Høle. Høle Church and Høle School a ...

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 Sola is a municipality and a Seaside resort in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Solakrossen. Other villages include Tananger, H� ...

and

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...

municipalities were separated from Jæren deanery to form the new Sandnes prosti.

Karmøy prosti

This deanery covers the municipality of

which includes the island of

and a small area on the mainland of northwestern Rogaland county. The deanery is headquartered in the village of

Avaldsnes Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. The village was an ancient c ...

in the municipality of

. 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.

Ryfylke prosti

This deanery covers the northeastern part of Rogaland county, including the municipalities of Sauda, Suldal, Hjelmeland, and

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. 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, Hjelmeland was transferred from Nordre Ryfylke to Søre Ryfylke. In 2013, Nordre Ryfylke prosti and Søre Ryfylke prosti were merged to form the present Ryfylke prosti. In 2020, the Forsand area was moved from here to the neighboring Sandnes prosti.

Sandnes prosti

This deanery covers the municipality of

in the west-central part of Rogaland county. The deanery is headquartered in the town of

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

Tungenes prosti

This deanery covers the central part of Rogaland county, in the area around the

Boknafjorden Boknafjord or Boknafjorden ( en, Bokna Fjord) is a fjord located in Rogaland county, Norway. The huge fjord lies between the cities of Stavanger and Haugesund and dominates the central part of the county. The main part of the fjord is shared ...

. It includes the municipalities of Randaberg,

Kvitsøy Kvitsøy is an island municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. At only , it is the smallest municipality in Norway by area and one of the smallest by population. Kvitsøy is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The administrative cen ...

, and

, plus the eastern island portion of

. 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

were removed from Jæren prosti along with six parishes from the Stavanger domprosti (Madlamark, Hafrsfjord, Sunde, Tasta, Vardeneset, and Tjensvoll). In 2006, several other changes took place: Tjensvoll was moved to the new Ytre Stavanger prosti, all of the parishes in

were moved here from Sandnes prosti, and all of the parishes in Rennesøy and

Finnøy Finnøy is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Stavanger Municipality. It was located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. The ad ...

were moved here from Søre Ryfylke prosti.

Ytre Stavanger prosti

This deanery covers the outer parts of the city of

in western

Stavanger Municipality Stavanger (, , US usually , ) is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the administrative center of Rogaland county. ...

in Rogaland county. The deanery is headquartered in

Madlamark Madlamark is a neighborhood (''delområde'') in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Madla at the innermost part of the Hafrsfj ...

in the western part of the city of

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

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