Hisøy Church
Hisøy Church (Norwegian: Hisøy kirke) is a parish church in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of His on the island of Hisøya. It is the church for the Hisøy parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1849 by the architect Gustav Adolph Lammers. The empire style church seats about 500 people. This church building was consecrated on 11 November 1849. From 1881 until 1992 it was the main church for Hisøy municipality.[1][2][3][4]
| Hisøy Church | |
|---|---|
| Hisøy kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Hisøy Church Location in of the church  Hisøy Church Hisøy Church (Norway) | |
| 58.4409°N 08.7532°E | |
| Location | Arendal, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Gustav Adolph Lammers |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Style | Empire style |
| Completed | 1849 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Hisøy |
| Deanery | Arendal prosti |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Parish priests
Hisøy Church has had many different parish priests over its history. The first full-time priest assigned to his parish was not until 1872. The priests are listed below.[4]
- Abraham Vilhelm Heffermehl (1872-1893)
- Vilhelm Bertinus Sørensen (1894-1900)
- Ludvig Daae Zwilgmeyer (1901-1905)
- Hans Ellertsen Woll (1905-1911)
- Erik Olsen Feet (1911-1915)
- Christoph Heinrich Møller-Nielsen (1916-1923)
- Eyvind Broch (1923-1931)
- Olaf Reinhardt Sagedahl (1931-1951)
- Birger Ulrich Olsen (1951-1971)
- Volrath Vogt Bugge (1973-1978)
- Reidar Svoren (1979-1986)
- Svein Holberg (1986-?)
- Erik Noddeland (since 2016)
See also
References
- "Hisøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. p. 473. ISBN 8275270227.
- Ekeland Bastrup, Olav Rune; Sissener Kirkedam, Ulrik (1999). Fra Gård til Gudshus: Hisøy kirke 150 års. Hisøy menighetsråd. ISBN 8291990026.
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