List of churches in Aust-Agder

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

Map of the church deaneries in Aust-Agder county:
  Arendal prosti
  Vest-Nedenes prosti
  Aust-Nedenes prosti
  Otredal prosti

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 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]

Arendal prosti

This deanery covers a small, coastal, urban area covering the municipalities of Arendal and Froland in Aust-Agder county. The deanery is headquartered at Trinity Church in the town of Arendal in Arendal municipality. The deanery was established on 1 January 1872 when it was split off from the Vest-Nedenes deanery. It initially included all the parishes of Trefoldighet, Barbu, Austre Moland, Tromøy, Hisøy, Øyestad, Froland, and Herefoss.[2] The parishes of Austre Moland, Flosta, and Stokken were merged to form the parish of Moland effective 1 January 2018.[3]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Arendal BarbuBarbu ChurchBarbu1880
HisøyHisøy ChurchHis1849
MolandAustre Moland ChurchBrekka1673
Flosta ChurchFlosta1632
Stokken ChurchSaltrød1878
TrefoldighetTrinity ChurchArendal1888
TromøyFærvik ChurchFærvik1884
Tromøy ChurchBrekkac. 1150
ØyestadBjorbekk ChurchBjorbekk1884
Engene ChurchNedenes1849
Øyestad ChurchRykenec. 1200
Froland FrolandFroland ChurchFroland1718
Mykland ChurchMykland1832

Aust-Nedenes prosti

This deanery covers the northeastern part of Aust-Agder county including the municipalities of Gjerstad, Tvedestrand, Risør, Åmli, and Vegårshei. The deanery is headquartered at Tvedestrand Church in the town of Tvedestrand in Tvedestrand municipality. The deanery was established on 1 March 1826 when it was split off from the old Nedenes deanery. The deanery was named Østre Nedenæs until 19 May 1922 when it was renamed Aust-Nedenes.[4]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Gjerstad GjerstadGjerstad ChurchGjerstad1848
Risør RisørFrydendal ChurchRisør1879
Risør ChurchRisør1647
SøndeledSøndeled ChurchSøndeledc. 1150
Tvedestrand DypvågDypvåg ChurchDypvågc. 1200
HoltHolt ChurchFianec. 1100
Laget ChurchLaget1908
TvedestrandTvedestrand ChurchTvedestrand1861
Vegårshei VegårsheiVegårshei ChurchMyra1810
Åmli GjøvdalGjøvdal ChurchAskland1803
ÅmliTovdal ChurchHillestad1820
Åmli ChurchÅmli1909

Vest-Nedenes prosti

This deanery covers the southern part of Aust-Agder county including the municipalities of Birkenes, Grimstad, and Lillesand. The deanery is headquartered at Lillesand Church in the town of Lillesand in Lillesand municipality. The deanery was established on 1 March 1826 when it was split off from the old Nedenes deanery. The deanery was named Vestre Nedenæs until 19 May 1922 when it was renamed Vest-Nedenes.[5]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Birkenes BirkenesBirkenes ChurchMollestad1858
HerefossHerefoss ChurchHerefoss1865
VegusdalVegusdal ChurchEngesland1867
Grimstad EideEide ChurchEide1795
FjæreFevik ChurchFevik1976
Fjære ChurchFjærec. 1150
GrimstadGrimstad ChurchGrimstad1881
LandvikLandvik ChurchRoresand1825
Østerhus ChurchØsterhus1980
Lillesand HøvågHøvåg ChurchHøvågc. 1100
LillesandLillesand ChurchLillesand1889
Justøy ChapelBrekkestø1884
Vestre Moland ChurchMøglestuc. 1150

Otredal prosti

This deanery covers the Otra river valley through Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties, this includes the Setesdal and upper Torridal valleys. It includes Vennesla municipality (in Vest-Agder) and the municipalities of Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Bykle, Iveland, and Valle (in Aust-Agder). The deanery is headquartered at Vennesla Church in the village of Vennesla in Vennesla municipality in Vest-Agder county.

Otredal deanery, originally called Torridal, was created 10 May 1862 when it was carved out of the three neighboring deaneries of Råbyggelaget, Mandal, and Vestre Nedenes. Initially, it included Oddernes, Øvrebø, Søgne, and Tveit. Over time, the borders of Torridal deanery have been changed. In 1883, the Søgne parish was moved (back) to the Mandal prosti and the Tveit parish was moved (back) to the Vestre Nedenes prosti. Also in 1883, the parishes of Valle, Evje, and Bygland joined Torridal when the old Setesdal (Råbyggelaget) deanery was dissolved. In 1905, the Tveit parish was moved back to Torridal. On 12 June 1931 the name of the deanery was changed from Torridal to Otredal.[6]

MunicipalityParish (sokn)ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
Bygland ByglandAustad ChurchTveit1880
Bygland ChurchBygland1838
Sandnes ChurchÅraksbø1844
ÅrdalÅrdal ChurchGrendi1828
Bykle BykleBykle ChurchBykle2004
Old Bykle ChurchBykle1619
Fjellgardane ChurchHovden1955
Evje og Hornnes EvjeEvje ChurchEvje1891
HornnesHornnes ChurchHornnes1828
Iveland IvelandIveland ChurchBirketveit1837
Valle Valle og HylestadHylestad ChurchRysstad1838
Valle ChurchValle1844
Note: See List of churches in Vest-Agder for more churches in this deanery.

References
  1. "Agder og Telemark bispedøme" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. "Arendal prosti" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  3. Øvensen, Elin Ann (2017-03-09). "Sammenslåing av soknene i Moland" (in Norwegian). Arendal kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  4. "Aust-Nedenes prosti" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  5. "Vest-Nedenes prosti" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  6. "Otredal prosti" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
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