Norheim Church

Norheim Church (Norwegian: Norheim kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Norheim, just south of the town of Haugesund. It is the church for the Norheim parish which is part of the Karmøy prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The plastered brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1978 using designs by the architect Bjarne Gjerde. The church seats about 425 people.[1][2]

Norheim Church
Norheim kirke
View of the church
59.379777°N 5.30874°E / 59.379777; 5.30874
LocationKarmøy Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1978
Consecrated1978
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Bjarne Gjerde
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1978
Specifications
Capacity425
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishNorheim
DeaneryKarmøy prosti
DioceseStavanger bispedømme

See also

References

  1. "Norheim kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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