Fogn Church

Church in Rogaland, Norway

59°08′48″N 5°54′43″E / 59.14655°N 5.91181°E / 59.14655; 5.91181LocationStavanger Municipality,
RogalandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1916Consecrated17 Nov 1991ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Elisabeth FidjestølArchitectural typeCruciformCompleted1991SpecificationsCapacity190MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseStavanger bispedømmeDeaneryTungenes prostiParishTalgje

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID84172

Fogn Church (Norwegian: Fogn kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern side of the island of Fogn. It is one of the two churches for the Talgje parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1991 using designs by the architect Elisabet Breen Fidjestøl. The church seats about 190 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The first church on Fogn was a small chapel built in 1916. In 1991, a new church was constructed to replace the little chapel. The new church was consecrated on 17 November 1991.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Fogn kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^ "Fogn kyrkjestad / Fogn kapell" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 18 October 2020.