Diocese of Stavanger

For the medieval Catholic diocese, see Ancient Diocese of Stavanger.

Stavanger Cathedral was finished around 1150
Photography from 1913

Stavanger is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers Rogaland. The cathedral city is Stavanger, and the bishop since 2009 is Erling Johan Pettersen.

History

The Diocese of Stavanger was established, and separated from the Diocese of Bjørgvin, in 1112 (or maybe 1125). The diocese then covered the (modern) counties of Rogaland, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder – and also the regions of Valdres and Hallingdal (together with the parishes Eidfjord and Røldal from Hordaland).

The parish of Eidfjord was transferred from Stavanger to Bjørgvin in 1630. The regions Valdres and Hallingdal were transferred from Stavanger to Oslo in 1631. (But Oslo had to give the upper part of Telemark to Stavanger in return.)

The cathedral city of the diocese was moved from Stavanger to Kristiansand in 1684 (see Diocese of Agder og Telemark).

The diocese of Stavanger was reestablished in 1925 – but the diocese now only covered the county of Rogaland.

Bishops of Stavanger

Catholic

Main article: Ancient Diocese of Stavanger

• Reinald ca. 1112–1135
• Jon Birgersson, 1135–1152
• Peter, 1152–??
• Amund, ??–1171
• Eirik Ivarsson, 1171–1188
• Njål, 1189/90–1207
• Henrik, 1207–1224
• Askell Jonsson, 1226–1254
• Torgils, 1255–1276
• Arne, 1277–1303
• Ketil, 1304–1317
• Håkon Halldorsson, 1318–1322
• Eirik Ogmundsson, 1322–1342
• Guttorm Pålsson, 1343–1350
• Sigfrid, 1351–1352
• Gyrd Aslason, 1354–1355
• Bottolf Asbjørnsson, 1355–1380
• Hallgeirr Osmundsson, 1380/81
• Olaf, 1381/82–1398/1400
• Håkon Ivarsson, 1400–1426
• Audun Eyvindsson, 1427–1445
• Gunnar Eriksson, 1445–1451/53
• Sigurd Bjørnsson, 1454–1463
• Alv Thorgardsson, 1464–1478
• Eiliv Jonsson, 1481–1512
• Hoskuld Hoskuldsson, 1513–1537

Lutheran (–1682)

• Jon Guttormsen, 1541–1557
• Jens Gregersen Riber, 1558–1571
• Jørgen Eriksen, 1571–1604
• Laurits Clausen Scabo, 1605–1626
• Tomas Cortsen Wegner, 1627–1654
• Markus Christensen Humble, 1655–1661
• Christen Madsen Tausan, 1661–1680

Lutheran (1925–)

• Jacob Christian Petersen, 1925–1940
• Gabriel Skagestad, 1940–1949
• Karl Martinussen, 1949–1960
• Fritjov Søiland Birkeli, 1960–1968
• Olav Hagesæther, 1968–1976
• Sigurd Lunde, 1977–1986
• Bjørn Bue, 1986–1997
• Ernst Oddvar Baasland, 1998–2009
• Erling Johan Pettersen, 2009–