Leikanger Church

Leikanger Church
Leikanger kyrkje
View of the church
Leikanger Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Leikanger Church
Leikanger Church (Norway)
61°11′07″N 6°49′11″E / 61.1852°N 6.8197°E / 61.1852; 6.8197Coordinates: 61°11′07″N 6°49′11″E / 61.1852°N 6.8197°E / 61.1852; 6.8197
Location Leikanger Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Completed c. 1250
Specifications
Capacity 220
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Leikanger
Deanery Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Leikanger Church (Norwegian: Leikanger kyrkje) is a parish church in Leikanger Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikanger, along the northern coast of the Sognefjorden. The church is part of the Leikanger parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2]

The white church, which has 260 seats, was originally built around the year 1250. It is a stone church with a wooden steeple. The church was consecrated on 14 November 1872 by Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland after an extensive reconstruction. Since 1999, this is the only church in Leikanger.[3]

Priests

There have been many priests to serve this church since the Reformation:

  • Jon Røg, 1537–1552
  • Magister Erik Loss, 1550–1565
  • Jens Engelsøn, 1565–1607
  • Magister Hans Kruse, 1607–1617
  • Hans Nilsen Arctander, 1617–1618
  • Erik Iversen Nordal, 1618–1658
  • Jens Bugge, 1658–1684
  • Magister Samuel Bugge, 1685–1718
  • Iver Iversen Leganger 1719–1750
  • Gerhard Geelmuyden, 1750–1764
  • Ole Bernhoft Friis, 1764–1782
  • Nils Frantzsøn Wolff, 1783–1789
  • Anders Daae, 1789–1819
  • Nils Norman, 1816–1822
  • Peter Johan Norman, 1823–1839
  • Søren Wilhelm Thorne, 1840–1849
  • Johan David Haslund, 1849–1869
  • Iver Olaus Widerøe, 1870–1878
  • Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup, 1878–1884
  • Jakob Walnum, 1884–1896
  • Fredrik Vilhelm Bull-Hansen, 1897–1923
  • Sverre Daae, 1923–1945
  • Nils Ruset, 1945–1950
  • Sverre Daae, 1950–1960
  • Einar Bjorvand, 1960–1965
  • Oddmund Hjermann, 1965–1975
  • Bjarne Imenes, 1975–1985
  • Einar Hansen, 1986–1988
  • Tore Wigen, 1989–1990
  • Kjell Sæter, 1991–2007
  • Egon Askvik, 2008–

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leikanger kyrkje, Leikanger". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  3. ↑ "Leikanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-06.



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