Ringvassøy Church

Ringvassøy Church (Norwegian: Ringvassøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hansnes on the island of Ringvassøya. It is the main church for the Karlsøy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.[1]

Ringvassøy Church
Ringvassøy kirke
View of the church
69.966256°N 19.6215455°E / 69.966256; 19.6215455
LocationKarlsøy Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1977
Consecrated1977
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils J. Toft
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1977 (1977)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryTromsø domprosti
ParishKarlsøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85299

History

In 1970, when the administrative centre of Karlsøy Municipality was moved from the small island of Karlsøya to the village of Hansnes (on Ringvassøya island), the discussion began about building a church in Hansnes to be the new main church for the municipality. The white, concrete church building was completed in 1977 and it seats about 400 people. The church has a fan-shaped design. The church was consecrated on 12 June 1977 by the Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. "Ringvassøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. "Ringvassøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Karlsøy kommune. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

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