Manger Church

Manger Church
Manger kyrkje
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60°38′29″N 5°02′33″E / 60.64144051319°N 5.04261195659°E / 60.64144051319; 5.04261195659
LocationAlver Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated27 October 1891
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Heinrich Jess
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1891 (133 years ago) (1891)
Specifications
Capacity440
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishRadøy
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84386

Manger Church (Norwegian: Manger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Manger on the island of Radøy. It is one of the four churches in the Radøy 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 1891 using designs by the architect Hans Heinrich Jess who was from Bergen. The church seats about 440 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Manger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 March 2020.