# List of diocesan governors of Kristiansand

The diocesan governor of Kristiansand stiftamt was a government agency of the Kingdom of Norway. The title was Stiftamtmann (before 1919) and in 1919 all stiftamt were abolished in favor of equal counties (Norwegian: fylker).
The stiftamt (diocesan county) of Stavanger was established in 1662 by the King. It was originally made up of three subordinate counties: Stavanger amt, Bratsberg amt, and Agdesiden amt. In 1671, Agdesiden was divided into two new counties: Lister og Mandal amt and Nedenæs amt. Stavanger stiftamt was led by a stiftamtmann and the subordinate counties were led by an amtmann. The stiftamtmann oversaw the subordinate counties and was the Kings representative there. The seat of the stiftamt and diocese originally was the city of Stavanger. In 1682, the seat of the stiftamt was moved from Stavanger to Christianssand, a much more centralized location. When this change occurred, the name of the stiftamt was changed to Christianssand stiftamt. In 1877, the spelling of the name was changed to Kristianssand stiftamt to reflect one of the Norwegian language reforms. Then again in 1889, the spelling was changed to Kristiansand stiftamt. In 1919, there was a large county reorganization in Norway and every stiftamt was abolished and the counties were renamed fylker.

## List of diocesan governors

The following is a list of the governors of the Kristiansand stiftamt.
Diocesan governors of Stavanger stiftamt :
| Start | End | Name |
| 1671 | 1679 | Ove Juul (1615–1688) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1680 | 1682 | Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz (1628–1685) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| Diocesan Governors of Christianssand stiftamt ||||
| 1682 | 1685 | Ludvig Holgersen Rosenkrantz (1628–1685) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| 1685 | 1694 | Christian Stockfleth (1639–1704) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt (1685-1692). |
| 1685 | 1692 | Claus Røyem (1638–1692) (acting for Stockfleth while he served as envoy to Sweden) Served concurrently as acting Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| 1694 | 1700 | Mats de Tonsberg (1640–1705) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1700 | 1711 | Christian Frederik Powisch (c. 1650–1711) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1711 | 1718 | Henrik Adeler (1660–1718) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1718 | 1728 | Johan Sigismund Hassius Lillienpalm (1664–1729) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1728 | 1730 | Alexander Frederik Møsting (1680–1737) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1730 | 1738 | Johan Albrecht With (1683–1754) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1738 | 1742 | Carl Juel (1706–1767) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1742 | 1746 | Heinrich von Reuss (1707–1783) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1746 | 1751 | Joachim Hartvig Johan von Barner (1699–1768) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1751 | 1766 | Frederik Adeler (1700–1766) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1767 | 1767 | Gustav Frederik Holck-Winterfeldt (1733–1776) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1767 | 1781 | Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (1717–1781) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1781 | 1788 | Frederik Georg Adeler (1736–1810) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1788 | 1789 | Frederik Moltke (1754–1836) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1789 | 1800 | Hans Christoph Diderik Victor von Levetzow (1754–1829) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1800 | 1804 | Otto Joachim Moltke (1770–1853) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1804 | 1810 | Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson (1772–1860) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1810 | 1812 | Hans Vilhelm Cederfeld de Simonsen (1777–1836) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt. |
| 1812 | 1836 | Oluf Borch de Schouboe (1777–1844) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Nedenæs amt (1812-1815). Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt (1815-1836). |
| 1837 | 1846 | Niels Arntzen Sem (1782–1859) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| 1846 | 1852 | Carl Valentin Falsen (1787–1852) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| 1852 | 1859 | Mathias Bille Kjørboe (1794–1859) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| 1860 | 1871 | Niels Petersen Vogt (1817–1894) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| 1871 | 1881 | Jakob Krefting Bonnevie (1814–1881) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| 1882 | 1889 | Johan Christian Georg Hvoslef (1819–1889) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| 1889 | 1906 | Hans Georg Jacob Stang (1830–1907) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| 1907 | 1918 | Daniel Bremer Juell Koren (1858–1948) Served concurrently as Amtmann for Lister og Mandals amt. |
| Office abolished on 1 January 1919. ||||