Mjømna Church

Church in Vestland, Norway

60°55′19″N 4°54′03″E / 60.9220794984°N 4.90096047520°E / 60.9220794984; 4.90096047520LocationGulen Municipality,
VestlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1901Consecrated5 November 1901ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Anders KorsvoldArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1901 (123 years ago) (1901)SpecificationsCapacity310MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseBjørgvin bispedømmeDeaneryNordhordland prostiParishMjømna

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Mjømna Church (Norwegian: Mjømna kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mjømna on the island of Mjømna. It is the church for the Mjømna parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1901 using plans drawn up by the architect and head builder Anders Korsvold from Gulen. The church seats about 310 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The new parish of Mjømna was established by Royal Decree of 23 June 1900, separating from the main parish of Gulen. This happened after many years of demands for a new church by the people living in the island region of Gulen. Those residents had a long journey to Gulen Church and they strongly desired a church closer to them. The church was consecrated on 5 November 1901 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen. In 1973, a small addition was built containing a bathroom and storage area.^[3]^[4]

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References

^ "Mjømna kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Mjømna kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "Mjømna kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.