Tananger Church
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Church in Rogaland, Norway
| Tananger Church | |
|---|---|
| Tananger kirke | |
| View of the church | |
| Map | |
| 58°56′07′′N 5°36′11′′E / 58.935359°N 5.60317°E / 58.935359; 5.60317 | |
| Location | Sola Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Consecrated | 1 Sep 2002 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Olav Urstad |
| Architectural type | Fan-shaped |
| Completed | 2002 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Tungenes prosti |
| Parish | Tananger |
Tananger Church (Norwegian: Tananger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tananger. It is the church for the Tananger parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The large, brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 2002 using designs by the architect Olav Urstad. The church seats about 400 people.[1] [2]
History
[edit ]The church was built in 2002 to replace the Old Tananger Church, which was later renamed Tananger Chapel. The new church was consecrated on 1 September 2002.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Tananger kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
