Sælen Church

Sælen Church (Norwegian: Sælen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Sælen neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Sælen parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, brick church was built in a rectangular design in 2001 using plans drawn up by the architectural firm Arkitektene Lille Frøen. The church seats about 450 people.^[1][2]

Sælen Church
Sælen kirke
View of the church
60°20′26″N 5°16′10″E
Location	Bergen, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	2001
Consecrated	2 December 2001
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Arkitektene Lille Frøen
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	2001 (23 years ago) (2001)
Specifications
Capacity	450
Materials	Brick
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Bergensdalen prosti
Parish	Sælen

History

Exterior view

The parish of Sælen was established in 1982. A rented temporary church building was used for many years while funds were raised for a new church. There was a limited architectural competition in 1998 that was held to determine who would design a new church for the parish. The winning design was by Nikolai Alfsen who worked at the Arkitektene Lille Frøen. The church was consecrated on 2 December 2001.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Sælen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
3. "Sælen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.