Manger Church

Manger Church
Manger kyrkje
View of the church
Manger Church Location in Hordaland county Manger Church Location in Hordaland county
60°38′29″N 5°02′33″E / 60.6415°N 5.0424°ECoordinates: 60°38′29″N 5°02′33″E / 60.6415°N 5.0424°E
Location	Radøy, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	12th century
Consecrated	27 October 1891
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Heinrich Jess
Completed	1891
Specifications
Capacity	550
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Radøy
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Manger Church (Norwegian: Manger kyrkje) is a parish church in Radøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Manger. The church is part of the Radøy parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1891 by the architect Hans Heinrich Jess who was from Bergen. The church, which seats about 550 people, was consecrated on 27 October 1891. The first church on this site was a stave church that was built in the 12th century.^[1][2]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Manger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-04-14.