Ringvassøy Church

Ringvassøy Church (Norwegian: Ringvassøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms 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
Location	Karlsøy Municipality, Troms
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1977
Consecrated	1977
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Nils J. Toft
Architectural type	Fan-shaped
Completed	1977 (47 years ago) (1977)
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland
Deanery	Tromsø domprosti
Parish	Karlsøy
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85299

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]

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See also

• List of churches in Nord-Hålogaland

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.