| Stavanger Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| The Cathedral of Saint Swithun | |
Stavanger domkirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 58°58′11″N 5°43′59″E / 58.969787°N 5.733162°E | |
| Location | Stavanger Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | stavangerdomkirke |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Founded | c. 1125 |
| Founder(s) | Bishop Reinald |
| Dedication | Saint Swithun |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Romanesque/Gothic |
| Completed | c. 1150 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Stavanger domprosti |
| Parish | Domkirken og St. Petri |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Anne Lise Ådnøy |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 85552 |
Stavanger Cathedral (Norwegian: Stavanger domkirke) is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in central Rogaland county, Norway. The church is situated in the centre of the city, in the borough of Storhaug between Breiavatnet in the south, the square with Vågen in the north west, the cathedral square in the north, and Kongsgård in the southwest.
It is one of the two churches for the Domkirken og St. Petri parish which is part of the Stavanger domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The gray, stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1125 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 800 people.[1][2]
- ^ "Stavanger domkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 October 2020.