Barbu Church

Barbu Church
Barbu kirke
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58°27′51″N 8°46′31″E / 58.4643°N 08.7753°E / 58.4643; 08.7753
LocationArendal Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1880
Consecrated17 Sept 1880
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1880 (144 years ago) (1880)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryArendal prosti
ParishBarbu
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83851

Barbu Church (Norwegian: Barbu kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Barbu area of the town of Arendal. It is the church for the Barbu parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, brick church was built in a long church design in 1880 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Barbu kirke, Arendal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 January 2021.