Skjold Church (Bergen)
| Skjold Church | |
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| Skjold kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Skjold Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 60°18′22″N 5°20′02″E / 60.3060°N 5.3338°ECoordinates: 60°18′22″N 5°20′02″E / 60.3060°N 5.3338°E | |
| Location | Bergen, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 5 April 1998 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Peder A. Ristesund |
| Completed | 1998 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Concrete/brick |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Skjold |
| Deanery | Fana prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Skjold Church (Norwegian: Skjold kirke) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Skjold neighborhood in the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Skjold parish in the Fana deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The foundation stone was laid on 6 June 1997 and it was completed in less than one year. After its completion, the church was consecrated on 5 April 1998 by the Bishop Ole Hagesæther. The architect for the church was Peter A. Ristesund and Aud Hundskår was in charge of the interior design. The main sanctuary seats about 280 people, but it is expandable up to about 500 by moving some folding walls.[1][2][3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Skjold kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ "Skjold kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ "Skjold kirke i Fana prosti i Bjørgvin Bispedømme" (in Norwegian). Skjold menighet. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
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