Stavanger Cathedral
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The Stavanger Cathedral (Stavanger domkirke) is Norway's oldest cathedral. It is situated in the middle of Stavanger.
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History of the Cathedral
Bishop Reinald, who may have come from Winchester, is said to have started construction of the Cathedral around 1100. It was finished around 1125, and the city of Stavanger counts 1125 as its year of foundation. The Cathedral was consecrated to the Holy Trinity, and Saint Swithun was chosen for its patron saint.
Stavanger was ravaged by fire in 1272, and the Cathedral suffered heavy damage. It was rebuilt under bishop Arne, and the Romance Cathedral was enlarged in the Gothic style.
In 1682, king Christian V decided to move Stavanger's episcopal seat to Kristiansand. However, on Stavanger's 800th anniversary in 1925, king Haakon VII instated Jacob Christian Petersen as Stavanger's first bishop in nearly 250 years.
During a renovation in the 1860s, the Cathedral's exterior was considerably altered. The stone walls were plastered, and the Cathedral lost much of its medieval looks. A major restoration led by Gerhard Fischer in 1939-1964 partly reversed those changes. The latest major restoration of the Cathedral was conducted in 1999.
Bishops of Stavanger
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, 1977-1986
- Bjørn Bue, 1986-1997
- Ernst Oddvar Baasland, 1998-