Mjømna Church

Mjømna Church
Mjømna kyrkje
View of the church (photo: Bjarne Thune)
Mjømna Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Mjømna Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
60°55′19″N 4°54′03″E / 60.9220°N 4.9007°ECoordinates: 60°55′19″N 4°54′03″E / 60.9220°N 4.9007°E
Location	Gulen Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	5 November 1901
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Anders O. Korsvold
Completed	1901
Specifications
Capacity	310
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Mjømna
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Mjømna Church (Norwegian: Mjømna kyrkje) is a parish church in Gulen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mjømna on the island of Mjømna. The church is part of the Mjømna parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 310 seats, was consecrated on 5 November 1901 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen. Anders Korsvold, from Gulen, was both the architect and head builder. The new parish of Mjømna was established by Royal Decree of 23 June 1900, separating from the main parish of Gulen.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Mjømna kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
3. "Mjømna kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-01-09.