Onarheim Church

Onarheim Church
Onarheim kirke
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59°56′49″N 5°37′38″E / 59.946986235803°N 5.627271831035°E / 59.946986235803; 5.627271831035
LocationTysnes, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated7 July 1893
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Karl Askeland
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1893 (131 years ago) (1893)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishOnarheim
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85219

Onarheim Church (Norwegian: Onarheim kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Onarheim on the southeastern side of the island of Tysnesøya. It is the church for the Onarheim parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1893 using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Askeland from Radøy. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Onarheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.