Bømlo Church

Bømlo Church
Bømlo kyrkje
Bømlo Church Location in Hordaland county Bømlo Church Location in Hordaland county
59°36′11″N 5°12′35″E / 59.6030°N 5.2098°ECoordinates: 59°36′11″N 5°12′35″E / 59.6030°N 5.2098°E
Location	Bømlo, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	10 April 1960
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Halvorsen and Arne Halvorsen
Completed	1960
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Stone and concrete
Administration
Parish	Bømlo
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Bømlo Church (Norwegian: Bømlo kyrkje) is a parish church in Bømlo municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Langevåg on the southern tip of the island of Bømlo. The church is part of the Bømlo parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white stone/concrete church was built in 1960 by the architects Ole Halvorsen and Arne Halvorsen. It was built to replace the Old Bømlo Church which is located nearby. The present church, which seats about 500 people, was consecrated on 10 April 1960.^[1][2]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Bømlo kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-02-23.