Skjold Church, Bergen

Skjold Church
Skjold kirke
View of the church
Skjold Church
60°18′21″N5°20′00″E / 60.30579789370°N 5.3332185745239°E / 60.30579789370; 5.3332185745239
Location	Bergen Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1998
Consecrated	5 April 1998
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect	Peder A. Ristesund
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	1998(27 years ago) (1998)
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Fana prosti
Parish	Skjold

Skjold Church (Norwegian : Skjold kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Skjold neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Skjold parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white brick church was built in a rectangular style in 1998 using designs by the architect Peder A. Ristesund. The church seats about 500 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The foundation stone was laid on 6 June 1997 and it was completed in less than one year. After its completion, the church was consecrated on 5 April 1998 by the Bishop Ole Hagesæther. The architect for the church was Peter A. Ristesund and Aud Hundskår was in charge of the interior design. The main sanctuary seats about 280 people, but it is expandable up to about 500 by moving some folding walls. ^{[3] [4]}

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See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Skjold kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
3. "Skjold kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
4. "Skjold kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.