Torvastad Church

Torvastad Church
Torvastad kyrkje
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59°22′48″N 5°13′53″E / 59.3800°N 5.2315°E / 59.3800; 5.2315Coordinates: 59°22′48″N 5°13′53″E / 59.3800°N 5.2315°E / 59.3800; 5.2315
Location	Karmøy, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	13 October 1880
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Vangberg
Completed	1880
Specifications
Capacity	450
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Torvastad
Deanery	Karmøy prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

Torvastad Church (Norwegian: Torvastad kyrkje) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torvastad on the northern part of the island of Karmøy. The church is part of the Torvastad parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1880 by the architect Ole Ottesen Vangberg. The church seats about 450 people. It was consecrated on 13 October 1880.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Torvastad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

Church of Norway churches in the Karmøy deanery, Rogaland county, Norway

	Karmøy municipality: Avaldsnes Church Falnes Church Ferkingstad Church Kopervik Church Norheim Church Torvastad Church Vedavågen Church Åkra Church Old Åkra Church

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