Sviland Church

Sviland Chapel (Norwegian: Sviland kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sviland in the rural borough of Sviland on the eastern edge of the city of Sandnes which is in the western part of the municipality. It is one of the two churches for the Høyland parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1913 using designs by the architect Michale Slettebø. The church seats about 140 people.^[1][2]

Sviland Chapel
Sviland kapell
View of the church
58.828529°N 5.82782°E / 58.828529; 5.82782
Location	Sandnes, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1913
Consecrated	1913
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	M. Slettebø
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1913
Specifications
Capacity	140
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Sandnes prosti
Parish	Høyland
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	85019

History

In 1905, some of the initial site work began at the site of the new chapel. Construction began in 1911 and it was completed in 1913. The new building was consecrated on 23 October 1913. The ceremony was notable in that the Bishop Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup Sr. who was leading the consecration became ill during the service and he died shortly thereafter.^[3]

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See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Sviland kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
3. "Sviland kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 January 2021.