Sund Church

Sund Church
Sund kyrkje
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60°13′32″N 5°08′53″E / 60.22554642502°N 5.14794230461°E / 60.22554642502; 5.14794230461
LocationØygarden, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated18 May 1997
Events1994: Fire
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peder A. Ristesund
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1997 (27 years ago) (1997)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryVesthordland prosti
ParishSund
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84999

Sund Church (Norwegian: Sund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Klokkarvik on the island of Sotra. It is the church for the Sund parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white concrete and wood church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1997 using plans drawn up by the architect Peder A. Ristesund. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sund kyrkje, Klokkarvik". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 May 2020.