Ringvassøy Church

Ringvassøy Church
Ringvassøy kirke
View of the church
Ringvassøy Church
Location in Troms
Ringvassøy Church
Ringvassøy Church (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°57′58″N 19°37′17″E / 69.9661°N 19.6213°E / 69.9661; 19.6213
Location Karlsøy, Troms
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Nils J. Toft
Architectural type Fan-shaped
Completed 1977
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Concrete
Administration
Parish Karlsøy
Deanery Tromsø domprosti
Diocese Nord-Hålogaland

Ringvassøy Church (Norwegian: Ringvassøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hansnes on the island of Ringvassøya. It is the main church for the Karlsøy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.[1]

History

View of the church

In 1970, when the administrative centre of Karlsøy Municipality was moved from the small island of Karlsøya to the village of Hansnes (on Ringvassøya island), the discussion began about building a church in Hansnes to be the new main church for the municipality. The white, concrete church building was completed in 1977 and it seats about 400 people. The church has a fan-shaped design. The church was consecrated on 12 June 1977 by the Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. "Ringvassøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. "Ringvassøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Karlsøy kommune. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
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