Bykle Church

Bykle Church (Norwegian: Bykle kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bykle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bykle. It is one of the churches for the Bykle parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 2004 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Olaf Aanensen from Arendal. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]

Bykle Church
Bykle kyrkje
View of the church
59.3513°N 07.3432°E / 59.3513; 07.3432
LocationBykle Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated4 Sept 2004
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Olaf Aanensen
Architectural typeLong church
Groundbreaking1 Jan 2000
Completed2004 (2004)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBykle
DeaneryOtredal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

History

In the late 20th century, the Old Bykle Church (then known as Bykle Church) was deemed to be too old and small for the local congregation, so a new church building was commissioned. Bishop Olav Skjevesland laid the foundation stone for the new Bykle Church on 1 January 2000. The church was consecrated on 4 September 2004 by Bishop Skjevesland and it was named Bykle Church and the old church was renamed Old Bykle Church.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Bykle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "Bykle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Bykle kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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