Hisøy Church

Hisøy Church (Norwegian: Hisøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of His on the island of Hisøya. It is one of the churches for the Hisøy parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, empire style church was built in a cruciform design in 1849 using plans drawn up by the architect Gustav Adolph Lammers. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2] From 1881 until 1992 it was the main church for Hisøy municipality.

Hisøy Church
Hisøy kirke
View of the church
58.433388°N 08.747998°E / 58.433388; 08.747998
LocationArendal Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated11 Nov 1849
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Gustav Adolph Lammers
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleEmpire style
Completed1849 (1849)
Closed1500s-1849
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHisøy
DeaneryArendal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84578

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1320, but the church was likely built during the 13th century. The church was part of the Øyestad Church parish, and this church was likely an annex chapel. In 1620, Hisøy church is not mentioned in the diocese's land register, so the church likely was closed down at that point.[3][4]

With an increasing population in the 19th century, the difficult road from the island of Hisøy to the mainland Øyestad Church led the island's residents to demand their own church. In 1847, the area of Hisøy was made to be a separate parish from Øyestad, and they immediately set in motion plans to build a church. Gustav Adolph Lammers was hired to design the church. Originally the church was to have two towers, but that didn't work out and it ended up with only one tower. The new church building was consecrated on 11 November 1849.[4][5][6]

In 1892, the small original tower on the church was torn down and rebuilt into a larger, more structurally sound tower. In 1896, the balcony seating in the church was rebuilt.[4]

Parish priests

Hisøy Church has had many different parish priests over its history. The first full-time priest assigned to his parish was not until 1872. The priests are listed below.[6]

  • 1872-1893: Abraham Vilhelm Heffermehl
  • 1894-1900: Vilhelm Bertinus Sørensen
  • 1901-1905: Ludvig Daae Zwilgmeyer
  • 1905-1911: Hans Ellertsen Woll
  • 1911-1915: Erik Olsen Feet
  • 1916-1923: Christoph Heinrich Møller-Nielsen
  • 1923-1931: Eyvind Broch
  • 1931-1951: Olaf Reinhardt Sagedahl
  • 1951-1971: Birger Ulrich Olsen
  • 1973-1978: Volrath Vogt Bugge
  • 1979-1986: Reidar Svoren
  • 1986-????: Svein Holberg
  • Since 2016: Erik Noddeland

See also

References
  1. "Hisøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "Hisøy kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. "Hisøy kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. p. 473. ISBN 8275270227.
  6. Ekeland Bastrup, Olav Rune; Sissener Kirkedam, Ulrik (1999). Fra Gård til Gudshus: Hisøy kirke 150 års. Hisøy menighetsråd. ISBN 8291990026.

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