Bømlo Church

Bømlo Church
Bømlo kyrkje
Bømlo Church
Location in Hordaland county
59°36′11″N 5°12′35″E / 59.6030°N 5.2098°E / 59.6030; 5.2098Coordinates: 59°36′11″N 5°12′35″E / 59.6030°N 5.2098°E / 59.6030; 5.2098
Location Bømlo, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 10 April 1960
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Ole Halvorsen and
Arne Halvorsen
Completed 1960
Specifications
Capacity 500
Materials Stone and concrete
Administration
Parish Bømlo
Deanery Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Bømlo Church (Norwegian: Bømlo kyrkje) is a parish church in Bømlo municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Langevåg on the southern tip of the island of Bømlo. The church is part of the Bømlo parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white stone/concrete church was built in 1960 by the architects Ole Halvorsen and Arne Halvorsen. It was built to replace the Old Bømlo Church which is located nearby. The present church, which seats about 500 people, was consecrated on 10 April 1960.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Bømlo kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-02-23.



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