Sundvor Church

Church in Vestland, Norway

60°04′25″N 5°45′23″E / 60.073589847202°N 5.756451040506°E / 60.073589847202; 5.756451040506LocationBjørnafjorden Municipality,
VestlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryFormer name(s)Sundvor kapellStatusParish churchFounded1927Consecrated14 Oct 1927ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Erlend TrytiArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1927 (97 years ago) (1927)SpecificationsCapacity228MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseBjørgvin bispedømmeDeaneryFana prostiParishFusa

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListedID85000

Sundvor Church (Norwegian: Sundvor kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sundvord, serving the far southern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches for the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1927 using plans drawn up by the architect Erlend Tryti. The church seats about 228 people.^[1]^[2]

History

During the 1920s, planning for a new annex chapel in Sundvor began. Erlend Tryti was hired to design the new chapel. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1927. It was consecrated on 14 October 1927. In 1980, the building was enlarged to the west to add bathroom space and storage. In 2000, the chapel was upgraded in status to a "parish church".^[3]^[4]

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References

^ "Sundvor kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ Lidén, Hans. "Sundvor kapell" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ "Sundvor kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 November 2021.