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

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. The parishes of Austre Moland, Flosta, and Stokken were merged to form the parish of Moland effective 1 January 2018.
MunicipalityParish ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
ArendalBarbuBarbu ChurchBarbu1880
ArendalHisøyHisøy ChurchHis1849
ArendalMolandAustre Moland ChurchBrekka1673
ArendalMolandFlosta ChurchFlosta1632
ArendalMolandStokken ChurchSaltrød1878
ArendalTrefoldighetTrinity ChurchArendal1888
ArendalTromøyFærvik ChurchFærvik1884
ArendalTromøyTromøy ChurchBrekkac. 1150
ArendalØyestadBjorbekk ChurchBjorbekk1884
ArendalØyestadEngene ChurchNedenes1849
ArendalØyestadØyestad ChurchRykenec. 1200
FrolandFrolandFroland ChurchFroland1718
FrolandFrolandMykland 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.
MunicipalityParish ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
GjerstadGjerstadGjerstad ChurchGjerstad1848
RisørRisørFrydendal ChurchRisør1879
RisørRisørRisør ChurchRisør1647
RisørSøndeledSøndeled ChurchSøndeledc. 1150
TvedestrandDypvågDypvåg ChurchDypvågc. 1200
TvedestrandHoltHolt ChurchFianec. 1100
TvedestrandHoltLaget ChurchLaget1908
TvedestrandTvedestrandTvedestrand ChurchTvedestrand1861
VegårsheiVegårsheiVegårshei ChurchMyra1810
ÅmliGjøvdalGjøvdal ChurchAskland1803
ÅmliÅmliTovdal ChurchHillestad1820
ÅmliÅmliÅmli 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.
MunicipalityParish ChurchLocationYear builtPhoto
BirkenesBirkenesBirkenes ChurchMollestad1858
BirkenesHerefossHerefoss ChurchHerefoss1865
BirkenesVegusdalVegusdal ChurchEngesland1867
GrimstadEideEide ChurchEide1795
GrimstadFjæreFevik ChurchFevik1976
GrimstadFjæreFjære ChurchFjærec. 1150
GrimstadGrimstadGrimstad ChurchGrimstad1881
GrimstadLandvikLandvik ChurchRoresand1825
GrimstadLandvikØsterhus ChurchØsterhus1980
LillesandHøvågHøvåg ChurchHøvågc. 1100
LillesandLillesandLillesand ChurchLillesand1889
LillesandLillesandJustøy ChapelBrekkestø1884
LillesandLillesandVestre 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 and the municipalities of Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Bykle, Iveland, and Valle. 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 to the Mandal prosti and the Tveit parish was moved to the Vestre Nedenes prosti. Also in 1883, the parishes of Valle, Evje, and Bygland joined Torridal when the old Setesdal 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.