Skjold Church (Bergen)

Skjold Church
Skjold kirke
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Skjold Church Location in Hordaland county Skjold Church Location in Hordaland county
60°18′22″N 5°20′02″E / 60.3060°N 5.3338°ECoordinates: 60°18′22″N 5°20′02″E / 60.3060°N 5.3338°E
Location	Bergen, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	5 April 1998
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Peder A. Ristesund
Completed	1998
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Concrete/brick
Administration
Parish	Skjold
Deanery	Fana prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Skjold Church (Norwegian: Skjold kirke) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Skjold neighborhood in the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Skjold parish in the Fana deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The foundation stone was laid on 6 June 1997 and it was completed in less than one year. After its completion, the church was consecrated on 5 April 1998 by the Bishop Ole Hagesæther. The architect for the church was Peter A. Ristesund and Aud Hundskår was in charge of the interior design. The main sanctuary seats about 280 people, but it is expandable up to about 500 by moving some folding walls.^[1][2][3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Skjold kirke, Bergen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
3. "Skjold kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
4. "Skjold kirke i Fana prosti i Bjørgvin Bispedømme" (in Norwegian). Skjold menighet. Retrieved 2014-08-23.