Norheim Church
Norheim Church (Norwegian: Norheim kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Norheim, just south of the town of Haugesund. It is the church for the Norheim parish which is part of the Karmøy prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The plastered brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1978 using designs by the architect Bjarne Gjerde. The church seats about 425 people.[1][2]
| Norheim Church | |
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| Norheim kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| Location | Karmøy Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Consecrated | 1978 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Bjarne Gjerde |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Completed | 1978 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 425 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Norheim |
| Deanery | Karmøy prosti |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
See also
References
- "Norheim kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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