Bykle Church
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Bykle Church | |
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Bykle kyrkje | |
59°21′05″N 7°20′36″E / 59.3513°N 07.3432°E | |
Location | Bykle, Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 4 Sept 2004 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Olaf Aanensen |
Completed | 2004 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 220 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Otredal prosti |
Parish | Bykle |
Bykle Church (Norwegian: Bykle kyrkje) is a parish church in Bykle municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bykle. The church is part of the Bykle parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. In the late 20th century, the Old Bykle Church was deemed to be too old and small for the local congregation, so a new church building was commissioned. Bishop Olav Skjevesland laid the foundation stone for the new Bykle Church on 1 January 2000. The new, white, wooden church was completed in 2004 using plans by the architect Hans Olaf Aanensen. The church, which seats about 220 people, was consecrated on 4 September 2004 by Bishop Skjevesland.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Bykle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Bykle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Bykle kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2017-03-17.