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°ECoordinates: 59°36′11″N 5°12′35″E / 59.6030°N 5.2098°E | |
| 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]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bømlo kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
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