Erdal Church
| Erdal Church | |
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| Erdal kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Erdal Church Location in Hordaland county  Erdal Church Erdal Church (Norway) | |
| 60°26′20″N 5°13′41″E / 60.4390°N 5.2280°E | |
| Location | Askøy, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jostein Tveit |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
| Deanery | Vesthordland prosti |
| Parish | Erdal |
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]
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Erdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
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