Bremnes Church

Bremnes Church
Bremnes kirke
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59°47′43″N 5°10′27″E / 59.7953572045648°N 5.174281597137°E / 59.7953572045648; 5.174281597137
LocationBømlo, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated16 Sept 1869
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1869 (155 years ago) (1869)
Specifications
Capacity750
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishBremnes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83952

Bremnes Church (Norwegian: Bremnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svortland on the island of Bømlo. It is the church for the Bremnes 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 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 750 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bremnes kyrkje, Svortland". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 May 2020.