St. Petri Church
| St. Petri Church | |
|---|---|
| St. Peter's Church / Sankt Petri kirke Petrikirken | |
View of the church | |
| 58°58′14″N 5°44′12″E / 58.970498°N 5.736734°E | |
| Location | Stavanger Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Consecrated | 1866 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Fritz von der Lippe |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1866 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 900 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Stavanger domprosti |
| Parish | Domkirken og St. Petri |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 85539 |
St. Petri Church (Norwegian: St. Petri kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Storhaug which lies near the centre of the city of Stavanger in the far southwestern part of the municipality. 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 red, brick church was built in a long church style in 1866 using designs by the architect Fritz von der Lippe. The church seats about 900 people. The church is informally called the Petrikirken.