Sundvor Church
Sundvor Church (Norwegian: Sundvor kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sundvord, serving the far southern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches for the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1927 using designs by the architect Erlend Tryti. The church seats about 228 people.[1][2]
| Sundvor Church | |
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| Sundvor kyrkje | |
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  Sundvor Church Location of the church  Sundvor Church Sundvor Church (Norway) | |
| 60.0738°N 5.7563°E | |
| Location | Bjørnafjorden Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Sundvor kapell |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 14 Oct 1927 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Erlend Tryti |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 228 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fusa |
| Deanery | Fana prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85000 |
The white, wooden church was built in 1927 as a "chapel". It was consecrated on 14 October 1927. In 2000, the chapel was upgraded to a "church" within the parish.[3]
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References
- "Sundvor kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- Lidén, Hans. "Sundvor kapell" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
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