Kvernes Church

Kvernes Church
Kvernes kyrkje
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63°00′19″N 7°43′18″E / 63.0051683557°N 7.7215540409°E / 63.0051683557; 7.7215540409
LocationAverøy Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1893
Consecrated9 August 1893
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)A.K. Thoresen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1893 (131 years ago) (1893)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryYtre Nordmøre prosti
ParishKvernes
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84862

Kvernes Church (Norwegian: Kvernes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvernes on the southeastern coast of the island of Averøya. It is the church for the Kvernes parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1893 by the architect A.K. Thoresen from Kristiansund. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kvernes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 May 2019.