Bjoa Church
Bjoa Church (Norwegian: Bjoa kyrkje) is a parish church in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjoa. The church is part of the Bjoa parish in the Haugaland deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden, neo-gothic church was built in 1895 by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]
| Bjoa Church | |
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| Bjoa kyrkje | |
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  Bjoa Church Location in Rogaland county  Bjoa Church Bjoa Church (Norway) | |
| 59.6648°N 5.6443°E | |
| Location | Vindafjord, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bjoa |
| Deanery | Haugaland prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
See also
References
- "Bjoa kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
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