Askrova Chapel

Askrova Chapel
Askrova bedehuskapell
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61°30′21″N 4°57′01″E / 61.5057391943°N 4.9501390456°E / 61.5057391943; 4.9501390456
LocationKinn Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1957
Consecrated14 April 1957
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1957 (67 years ago) (1957)
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishBru

Askrova Chapel (Norwegian: Askrova bedehuskapell) is a chapel (and community centre) of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Espeset on the west side of the island of Askrova. It is an annex chapel in the Bru parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1957 in a long church design. The chapel seats about 120 people. The parish holds about six worship services per year at the chapel, in addition to special services such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals.[1]

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 November 2019.