St. Johannes Church (Stavanger) Explained

St. Johannes Church
Fullname:Saint John's Church
Sankt Johannes kirke
Coordinates:58.9687°N 5.7491°W
Location:Stavanger Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:St. Johannes
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1909
Consecrated Date:1909
Architect:Hans Jacob Sparre
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Plastered brick
Capacity:700

St. Johannes Church (Norwegian: St. Johannes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Johannes neighborhood in the borough of Storhaug in the centre of the city of Stavanger. It is one of the two churches for the St. Johannes parish which is part of the Stavanger domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, plastered brick church was built in a long church style in 1909 using designs by the architect Hans Jacob Sparre. The church seats about 700 people.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Johannes kirke, Stavanger . 2020-10-04 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-10-04 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.