Skjold Church, Rogaland

Skjold Church
Skjold kyrkje
View of the church
(Photo: Jarle Vines)
Map
59°30′21″N 5°35′22″E / 59.505747°N 5.58937°E / 59.505747; 5.58937
LocationVindafjord Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated16 May 1999
EventsFire (1992)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils A. Vikanes
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1998 (26 years ago) (1998)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryHaugaland prosti
ParishSkjold

Skjold Church (Norwegian: Skjold kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjold. It is the church for the Skjold parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, stone church was built in a octagonal design in 1998 using designs by the architect Nils A. Vikanes. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Skjold kyrkje, Vindafjord". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 September 2020.