Mjømna Church
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| Mjømna kyrkje | |
 View of the church (photo: Bjarne Thune) | |
  Mjømna Church Location of the church  Mjømna Church Mjømna Church (Norway) | |
| 60°55′19″N 4°54′03″E / 60.9220°N 4.9007°E | |
| Location | Gulen Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Consecrated | 5 November 1901 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Anders Korsvold |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 310 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin |
| Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
| Parish | Mjømna |
Mjømna Church (Norwegian: Mjømna kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mjømna on the island of Mjømna. It is the church for the Mjømna parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1901 using designs by the architect and head builder Anders Korsvold from Gulen. The church seats about 310 people.[1][2]
History
The new parish of Mjømna was established by Royal Decree of 23 June 1900, separating from the main parish of Gulen. The church was consecrated on 5 November 1901 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen.[3]
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References
- ^ "Mjømna kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Mjømna kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
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