Kirkelandet Church
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Kirkelandet Church (Norwegian: Kirkelandet Kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Kirkelandet in the town of Kristiansund. It is the church for the Kristiansund parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, concrete church was built in a modern, rectangular style in 1964 by the architect Odd Østbye. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2]
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Location | Kristiansund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Website | Official Website |
History | |
Former name(s) | Christianssund kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1709 |
Consecrated | 24 May 1964 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Odd Østbye |
Architectural type | Rectangular |
Groundbreaking | 1961 |
Completed | 1964 (60 years ago) (1964) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 550 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
Deanery | Ytre Nordmøre prosti |
Parish | Kristiansund |
Clergy | |
Dean | Gerd Anne Aarset |
Pastor(s) | Tormod Sikkeland |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84777 |
The church is also the seat of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery), and Gerd Anne Aarset is the Dean who is seated here. Tormod Sikkeland is the pastor of the congregation.