Fusa Church

Fusa Church
Fusa kyrkje
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60°12′13″N 5°37′27″E / 60.20349790287°N 5.624299943447°E / 60.20349790287; 5.624299943447
LocationBjørnafjorden,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated2 Sep 1962
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Halvorsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1962 (62 years ago) (1962)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryFana prosti
ParishFusa
TypeChurch
StatusNot listed
ID84215

Fusa Church (Norwegian: Fusa kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fusa. It is one of the churches for the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a long church design in 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Halvorsen. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2] It is the fourth church building to be built on this site.

  1. ^ "Fusa kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 May 2020.