Erdal Church

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Erdal Church
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Erdal Church
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Erdal Church
Erdal Church (Norway)
60°26′20″N5°13′41″E / 60.4390°N 5.2280°E / 60.4390; 5.2280 Coordinates: 60°26′20″N5°13′41″E / 60.4390°N 5.2280°E / 60.4390; 5.2280
Location Askøy, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jostein Tveit
Completed 1995
Specifications
Capacity 500
Administration
Parish Erdal
Deanery Vesthordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Erdal Church (Norwegian : Erdal kirke) is a parish church in Askøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Erdal. The church is part of the Erdal parish in the Vesthordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. [1] [2]

Norwegian language North Germanic language spoken in Norway

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Askøy Municipality in Hordaland, Norway

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History

The church was built in 1995 by the architect Jostein Tveit. The original church was small (seating about 160 people) and it was meant to be an interim church that could be used while funds were raised and plans made for expanding the building to a full church. The interim church was consecrated on 12 February 1995 by the Bishop Ole D. Hagesæther. In 2006, the church addition was completed, vastly expanding the building. The present church is about 860 square metres (9,300 sq ft) and it can seat about 500 people. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Erdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-11-18.



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