Hosanger Church

Hosanger Church
Hosanger kyrkje
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60°34′38″N 5°28′29″E / 60.57727206994°N 5.474831163883°E / 60.57727206994; 5.474831163883
LocationOsterøy Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1796
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1796 (228 years ago) (1796)
Specifications
Capacity275
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryÅsane prosti
ParishHosanger
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84636

Hosanger Church (Norwegian: Hosanger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hosanger on the northern shore of the island of Osterøy. It is the church for the Hosanger parish which is part of the Åsane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a rectangular design in 1796 by the "leading men" of the parish. The church seats about 275 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hosanger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 March 2020.