Sveio Church

Sveio Church
Sveio kyrkje
View of the church in 2015
59°32′36″N 5°21′05″E / 59.5432558339°N 5.351441502571°E / 59.5432558339; 5.351441502571
LocationSveio, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated22 Aug 1858
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Grønning
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1858 (1858)
Specifications
Capacity630
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishSveio
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85011

Sveio Church (Norwegian: Sveio kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sveio. It is the church for the Sveio parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1858 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas Grønning. The church seats about 630 people.