Erdal Church

Erdal Church (Norwegian: Erdal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Erdal. It is the church for the Erdal parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The concrete and glass church was built in a long church style in 1995 using designs by the architect Jostein Tveit. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Erdal Church
Erdal kirke
View of the church
Erdal Church
Location of the church
Erdal Church
Erdal Church (Norway)
60.4390°N 5.2280°E / 60.4390; 5.2280
LocationAskøy Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jostein Tveit
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1995
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishErdal
DeaneryVesthordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme

History

The church was built in 1995 by the architect Jostein Tveit. The original church was small (seating about 160 people) and it was meant to be an interim church that could be used while funds were raised and plans made for expanding the building to a full church. The interim church was consecrated on 12 February 1995 by the Bishop Ole D. Hagesæther. In 2006, the church addition was completed, vastly expanding the building. The present church is about 860 square metres (9,300 sq ft) and it can seat about 500 people.[1][3]

See also

References
  1. "Erdal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
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