Leikanger Church
| Leikanger Church | |
|---|---|
| Leikanger kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Leikanger Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county  Leikanger Church Leikanger Church (Norway) | |
| 61°11′07″N 6°49′11″E / 61.1852°N 6.8197°E | |
| Location | Leikanger Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | c. 1250 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 220 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
| Deanery | Indre Sogn prosti |
| Parish | Leikanger |
Leikanger Church (Norwegian: Leikanger kyrkje) is a parish church in Leikanger Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikanger, along the northern coast of the Sognefjorden. The church is part of the Leikanger parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2]
The white church, which has 260 seats, was originally built around the year 1250. It is a stone church with a wooden steeple. The church was consecrated on 14 November 1872 by Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland after an extensive reconstruction. Since 1999, this is the only church in Leikanger.[3]
Priests
There have been many priests to serve this church since the Reformation:
- Jon Røg, 1537–1552
- Magister Erik Loss, 1550–1565
- Jens Engelsøn, 1565–1607
- Magister Hans Kruse, 1607–1617
- Hans Nilsen Arctander, 1617–1618
- Erik Iversen Nordal, 1618–1658
- Jens Bugge, 1658–1684
- Magister Samuel Bugge, 1685–1718
- Iver Iversen Leganger 1719–1750
- Gerhard Geelmuyden, 1750–1764
- Ole Bernhoft Friis, 1764–1782
- Nils Frantzsøn Wolff, 1783–1789
- Anders Daae, 1789–1819
- Nils Norman, 1816–1822
- Peter Johan Norman, 1823–1839
- Søren Wilhelm Thorne, 1840–1849
- Johan David Haslund, 1849–1869
- Iver Olaus Widerøe, 1870–1878
- Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup, 1878–1884
- Jakob Walnum, 1884–1896
- Fredrik Vilhelm Bull-Hansen, 1897–1923
- Sverre Daae, 1923–1945
- Nils Ruset, 1945–1950
- Sverre Daae, 1950–1960
- Einar Bjorvand, 1960–1965
- Oddmund Hjermann, 1965–1975
- Bjarne Imenes, 1975–1985
- Einar Hansen, 1986–1988
- Tore Wigen, 1989–1990
- Kjell Sæter, 1991–2007
- Egon Askvik, 2008–
See also
References
- ^ "Leikanger kyrkje, Leikanger". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ "Leikanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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