Helgheim Church

Helgheim Church
Helgheim kyrkje
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61°33′38″N 6°24′00″E / 61.5606648230°N 6.3999679684°E / 61.5606648230; 6.3999679684
LocationSunnfjord Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated28 November 1877
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1877 (147 years ago) (1877)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishHelgheim
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84529

Helgheim Church (Norwegian: Helgheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Helgheim, right on the shore of the lake Jølstravatnet. It is the church for the Helgheim parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1877 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Helgheim kyrkje, Jølster". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 November 2019.