Utsira Church

Utsira Church (Norwegian: Utsira kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Utsira Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Utsira. It is the church for the Utsira parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1785 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2]

Utsira Church
Utsira kirke
View of the church
Utsira Church Location of the church Utsira Church Utsira Church (Norway)
59.3094°N 4.8828°E
Location	Utsira Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	Middle ages
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1785
Specifications
Capacity	100
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Utsira
Deanery	Haugaland prosti
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	85734

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to around the year 1620, but it was likely built well before that time. According to some sources, an Irish hermit settled on the island in the middle ages and he is the one who built the first chapel on the island. In 1704 a major repair work took place, and from the description it appears that the church was then a small log building. In 1785, the old church was torn down and replaced by a new church, which mainly still stands. In 1954, the tower and sacristy were added to the building.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Utsira kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
3. "Utsira kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 19 September 2020.