Bjørke Church (Ørsta)

Bjørke Church
Bjørke kyrkje
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Bjørke Church Location in Møre og Romsdal county Bjørke Church Location in Møre og Romsdal county
62°06′24″N 6°33′24″E / 62.1066°N 6.5566°ECoordinates: 62°06′24″N 6°33′24″E / 62.1066°N 6.5566°E
Location	Ørsta Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Mathias Brække
Completed	1919
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Storfjorden
Deanery	Søre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Møre

Bjørke Church (Norwegian: Bjørke kyrkje, also known as Storfjord kyrkje) is a parish church in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjørke. The church is part of the Storfjorden parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in 1919 by the architect Mathias Brække. The church seats about 200 people. The church was consecrated on 16 September 1920 by Bishop Peter Hognestad.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Bjørke kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
3. "Bjørke kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Ørsta kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-08-04.