* Deaneries in the diocese of Agder and Telemark
This page shows the event history for this unit.
01.01.2017 * New form of affiliation/administrative level
Affiliations
Ecclesiastical legal entity
- Case number Stortinget sakid=(64519)
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English
01.01.2005 * Change of name
Name
* Deaneries in the diocese of Agder and Telemark
Short name
Prostier i Agder og Telemark bispedømme
01.01.1947 * Entered; new relevant entity
Name
* Deaneries in the diocese of Agder
Short name
Prostier i Agder bispedømme
Affiliations
Other public administration body
COFOG
08 Recreation, culture and religion
Superior body
Agder Diocesan Office
Unit type
Group of bodies subordinated ministry
A deanery is an ecclesiastical administrative unit comprising several parishes.
In the Norwegian Church is the country's eleven dioceses divided into 107 deaneries (2011). There are about eight to nine deaneries in each diocese. Deaf churches throughout the country make up a deanery under the Oslo diocese.