Stavanger is a diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 in the Church of Norway

Church of Norway

The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...

. It covers Rogaland

Rogaland

is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

. The cathedral city is Stavanger

Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

, and the bishop since 2009 is Erling Johan Pettersen.

History

The Diocese of Stavanger was established, and separated from the Diocese of Bjørgvin

Diocese of Bjørgvin

Bjørgvin Diocese is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers churches located in the counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. The cathedral city is Bergen. Bergen Cathedral, formerly the Church of Saint Olaf, serves as the seat of the presiding Bishop...

, in 1112 (or maybe 1125). The diocese then covered the (modern) counties of Rogaland

Rogaland

is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...

, Aust-Agder

Aust-Agder

is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

 and Vest-Agder

Vest-Agder

In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...

 - and also the regions of Valdres

Valdres

Valdres is a traditional district in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal.Administratively, Valdres belongs to Oppland. It consists of the municipalities Nord-Aurdal, Sør-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, Vang and Etnedal. The main town in the region is...

 and Hallingdal

Hallingdal

Hallingdal is a valley and traditional district in Buskerud county in Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol.-History:Ancient routes went to Vestlandet through Valdres and Hallingdal and down Røldal to Odda...

 (together with the parishes Eidfjord

Eidfjord

Eidfjord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Eidfjord was separated from Ulvik May 1, 1891....

 and Røldal

Røldal

Røldal is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.The parish of Suldal had to be divided into two formannskapsdistrikt January 1, 1838 – this because the main part of the parish belonged to the county of Rogaland, while the annex Røldal belonged to the county of Hordaland...

 from Hordaland

Hordaland

is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

).

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

Telemark

is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

 to Stavanger in return.)

The cathedral city of the diocese was moved from Stavanger to Kristiansand

Kristiansand

-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...

 in 1684 (see Diocese of Agder og Telemark

Diocese of Agder og Telemark

The Diocese of Agder og Telemark Agder og Telemark bispedømme) is a diocese of the Church of Norway, covering the counties of Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder in Norway...

).

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

Catholic

• 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
  Sigurd Lunde (bishop)
  Sigurd Lunde was a Norwegian bishop.He worked for the Norwegian Missionary Society from 1942, and edited Norsk misjonstidende from 1946 and worked in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1952....
  
  , 1977-1986
• Bjørn Bue, 1986-1997
• Ernst Oddvar Baasland
  Ernst Oddvar Baasland
  Ernst Oddvar Baasland was the Bishop of the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway from 1998 to 2009. He resigned from his position on June 15, 2009, following the Baasland case involving his son Bjarte Baasland....
  
  , 1998-2009
• Erling Johan Pettersen, 2009-