Sæbø Church

Sæbø Church
Sæbø kyrkje
View of the church
Sæbø Church Location in Hordaland county Sæbø Church Location in Hordaland county
60°36′45″N 5°09′10″E / 60.6124°N 5.1529°ECoordinates: 60°36′45″N 5°09′10″E / 60.6124°N 5.1529°E
Location	Radøy, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	Bef. 1329
Consecrated	20 May 1884
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Karl Askeland
Completed	1884
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Radøy
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Sæbø Church (Norwegian: Sæbø kyrkje) is a parish church in Radøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæbø. The church is part of the Radøy parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built by Karl Askeland in 1884. The church, which seats about 400 people, was consecrated on 20 May 1884. There has been a church in Sæbø for centuries. The first time the church is found in historical records in 1329 and that one was a stave church. This is probably the third church on the site.^[1][2]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

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