List of churches in Vest-Agder

Map of the church deaneries in Vest-Agder county:
  Kristiansand domprosti
  Lister prosti
  Mandal prosti
  Otredal prosti (extends north into Aust-Agder county)

This list of churches in Vest-Agder is a list of the Church of Norway churches in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The churches are all part of the Diocese of Agder og Telemark along with the churches in Aust-Agder and Telemark county. The diocese is based at the Kristiansand Cathedral in the city of Kristiansand.

This list is divided into four sections, one for each Deanery (prosti) in the county. Administratively within each deanery, the churches are divided by municipalities, each of which have their own church council (fellesråd). Each municipal church council may be made up of more than one parish (sokn), each of which may have their own council (soknerådet). Each parish may have one or more congregations in it.[1]

Kristiansand domprosti

This arch-deanery covers all the churches within the municipality of Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county. The arch-deanery is headquartered at the Kristiansand Cathedral in the city of Kristiansand in Kristiansand municipality.

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Kristiansand Kristiansand domkirkeKristiansand CathedralKristiansand1884
FlekkerøyFlekkerøy ChurchFlekkerøy1960
GrimGrim ChurchGrim1969
HellemyrHellemyr ChurchHellemyr1988
HånesHånes ChurchHånes1986
LundLund ChurchLund1987
OddernesJustvik ChurchJustvik1985
Oddernes ChurchOddernesc. 1040
RandesundRandesund ChurchRandesund1864
Søm ChurchSøm2004
TorridalTorridal ChurchAukland1978
TveitTveit ChurchTveitc. 1100
VoieVoie ChurchVoie1990
VågsbygdVågsbygd ChurchVågsbygd1967

Lister prosti

This deanery covers the western part of Vest-Agder county, including the municipalities of Farsund, Flekkefjord, Hægebostad, Kvinesdal, Lyngdal, and Sirdal. The deanery is headquartered at Flekkefjord Church in the town of Flekkefjord in Flekkefjord municipality.

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Farsund FarsundFrelserens ChurchFarsund1905
Spind ChurchRødland1837
HeradHerad ChurchSande1957
ListaVanse ChurchVanse1037
Vestbygda ChapelVestbygd1909
Flekkefjord BakkeBakke ChurchSira1865
FlekkefjordFlekkefjord ChurchFlekkefjord1966
GylandGyland ChurchGyland1982
HidraHidra ChurchKirkehavn1924
Hægebostad EikenEiken ChurchEiken1817
HægebostadHægebostad ChurchSnartemo1844
Kvinesdal FedaFeda ChurchFeda1802
FjotlandFjotland ChurchFjotland1836
Netlandsnes ChapelNetland1886
KvinesdalKvinesdal ChurchLiknes1837
Lyngdal AustadAustad ChurchAustad1803
Korshamn ChapelKorshamn1906
KvåsKvås ChurchKvås1836
LyngdalLyngdal ChurchLyngdal1848
Sirdal SirdalHaughom ChapelHaughom1930
Kvævemoen ChapelKvæven1962
Lunde ChurchØvre Sirdal1873
Tonstad ChurchTonstad1852

Mandal prosti

This deanery covers the central part of Vest-Agder county, including the municipalities of Audnedal, Lindesnes, Mandal, Marnardal, Songdalen, Søgne, and Åseral. The deanery is headquartered at Mandal Church in the town of Mandal in Mandal municipality.

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Audnedal GrindheimGrindheim ChurchByremo1783
KonsmoKonsmo ChurchKonsmo1802
Lindesnes SpangereidSpangereid ChurchHøllen1140
ValleValle ChurchVigeland1793
VigmostadVigmostad ChurchVigmostad1848
Mandal HolumHolum ChurchKrossen1825
MandalHarkmark ChurchHarkmark1613
Mandal ChurchMandal1821
Marnardal BjellandBjelland ChurchBjelland1793
LaudalLaudal ChurchLaudal1826
ØyslebøØyslebø ChurchØyslebø1797
Songdalen FinslandFinsland ChurchFinsland1803
GreipstadGreipstad ChurchGreipstad1829
Søgne SøgneSøgne ChurchLunde1861
Old Søgne ChurchStausland1604
Åseral ÅseralLjosland ChapelLjosland1959
Åknes ChapelÅknes1873
Åseral ChurchKyrkjebygda1822

Otredal prosti

This deanery covers the Otredalen valley in Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties. In includes the municipality of Vennesla in eastern Vest-Agder plus the five municipalities of Bygland, Bykle, Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, and Valle in Aust-Agder county. The deanery is headquartered at Vennesla Church in the village of Vennesla in Vennesla municipality.

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Vennesla HægelandHægeland ChurchHægeland1830
VenneslaVennesla ChurchVennesla1830
ØvrebøØvrebø ChurchØvrebø1800
Note: See List of churches in Aust-Agder for more churches in this deanery.

References

  1. ↑ "Agder og Telemark bispedøme" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 2016-08-01.


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