Kopervik Church

Kopervik Church (Norwegian: Kopervik kirke) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Kopervik on the eastern shore of the island of Karmøy. The congregation is part of the Kopervik parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The church completed in 2017. The church was built to replace the previous church which burned to the ground on 10 May 2010.[1]

Kopervik Church
Kopervik kirke
View of the church
Kopervik Church
Location in Rogaland county
Kopervik Church
Kopervik Church (Norway)
59.2817°N 5.3038°E / 59.2817; 5.3038
LocationKarmøy, Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1861
Events2010 - burned down
Architecture
Functional statusCompleted
Completed2017
Administration
ParishKopervik
DeaneryKarmøy prosti
DioceseDiocese of Stavanger

History

The original Kopervik Church was built in 1861 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church was consecrated on 2 October 1861. The church was built in the cruciform church design built in an Italian renaissance style. It seated about 350 people and it was situated in a prominent place in the town of Kopervik, clearly visible from the sea. The wooden church burned down on 10 May 2010 during an accident during a renovation that was in preparation for the buildings 150 year anniversary (to be held in 2011). Shortly afterwards, planning began to replace the church. The new church was completed in 2017.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Kopervik kirke" (in Norwegian). Kopervik menighet. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. "Kopervik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
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