Manger Church | |
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Manger kyrkje | |
60°38′29″N 5°02′33″E / 60.64144051319°N 5.04261195659°E | |
Location | Alver Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 27 October 1891 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Heinrich Jess |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1891 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 440 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
Parish | Radøy |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84386 |
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]