Mjømna Church

Mjømna Church (Norwegian: Mjømna kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mjømna on the island of Mjømna. It is the church for the Mjømna parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1901 using designs by the architect and head builder Anders Korsvold from Gulen. The church seats about 310 people.[1][2]

Mjømna Church
Mjømna kyrkje
View of the church (photo: Bjarne Thune)
Mjømna Church
Location of the church
Mjømna Church
Mjømna Church (Norway)
60.9220°N 4.9007°E / 60.9220; 4.9007
LocationGulen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1901
Consecrated5 November 1901
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Anders Korsvold
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1901
Specifications
Capacity310
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishMjømna
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The new parish of Mjømna was established by Royal Decree of 23 June 1900, separating from the main parish of Gulen. The church was consecrated on 5 November 1901 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Mjømna kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Mjømna kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
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