Ringvassøy Church

Ringvassøy Church (Norwegian: Ringvassøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hansnes on the island of Ringvassøya. It is the main church for the Karlsøy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.[1]

Ringvassøy Church
Ringvassøy kirke
View of the church
Ringvassøy Church
Location of the church
Ringvassøy Church
Ringvassøy Church (Norway)
LocationKarlsøy, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils J. Toft
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1977
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishKarlsøy
DeaneryTromsø domprosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History
View of the church

In 1970, when the administrative centre of Karlsøy Municipality was moved from the small island of Karlsøya to the village of Hansnes (on Ringvassøya island), the discussion began about building a church in Hansnes to be the new main church for the municipality. The white, concrete church building was completed in 1977 and it seats about 400 people. The church has a fan-shaped design. The church was consecrated on 12 June 1977 by the Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer.[2][3]

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See also
  • List of churches in Troms

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. "Ringvassøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. "Ringvassøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Karlsøy kommune. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
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