Torvastad Church

Torvastad Church
Torvastad kyrkje

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Torvastad Church
Location in Rogaland county
Torvastad Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°22′48″N 5°13′53″E / 59.3800°N 5.2315°E / 59.3800; 5.2315Coordinates: 59°22′48″N 5°13′53″E / 59.3800°N 5.2315°E / 59.3800; 5.2315
Location Karmøy, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 13 October 1880
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Ole Vangberg
Completed 1880
Specifications
Capacity 450
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Torvastad
Deanery Karmøy prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Torvastad Church (Norwegian: Torvastad kyrkje) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torvastad on the northern part of the island of Karmøy. The church is part of the Torvastad parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1880 by the architect Ole Ottesen Vangberg. The church seats about 450 people. It was consecrated on 13 October 1880.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Torvastad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-23.



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