Biri Church
Biri church is a Cross church from 1777[1] in Gjøvik municipality, Innlandet county, Norway. It is in Gjøvik Clerical District, Toten Deanery, Hamar Diocese.
| Biri Church | |
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Biri kirke | |
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  Biri Church Location in Innlandet  Biri Church Biri Church (Norway) | |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1777 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Toten |
| Diocese | Hamar |
The structure is timber and it has 450 seats.[2] The church has furniture with acanthus design and is the oldest church in Gjøvik municipality. The church underwent a major restoration in 2007 after major rot injuries were discovered. The same year the church was painted.
Church Cemetery
Biri Cemetery is a church cemetery with 7 acres, however, 1 acre has not yet been finished. There is room for 3270 graves, of which 1100 are vacant. In the undeveloped part of the cemetery there is room for an additional 400 graves. In the cemetery is one of the 112 Eidsvold men, Anders Lysgaard and former parliamentary representative Gunnar Kalrasten.
The War Graves of Biri with five Englishmen and one Norwegian soldier of the Second World War, who were all killed at Biri by the Germans on April 20, 1940, are also located in Biri cemetery.
The old cemetery around Biri church is preserved and was used from 1891 to 1942.
Priests in Biri Church
- 2012 - d.d. – Hanne Moesgaard Skjesol
- 1992 - 2012 – Knut Yngvar Sønstegaard
- 1987 - 1992 – Arne Wilther
- 1979 - 1987 – Øyvind Hartberg
- 1973 - 1979 – Reidar Nilsen
- 1962 - 1973 – Hans Ihlen Nistad
- 1947 - 1962 – Jørgen Overå
- 1929 - 1946 – Sigvald Krohn
- 1921 - 1928 – Edvard Olai Arstein
- 1909 - 1921 – Hans Wråmann Domås
See also
References
- Cultural Heritage Search (in Norwegian)
- Church Search (in Norwegian)