St. Johannes Church (Stavanger)

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]

St. Johannes Church
Saint John's Church
Sankt Johannes kirke
View of the church
St. Johannes Church
Location of the church
St. Johannes Church
St. Johannes Church (Norway)
58.9687°N 5.7491°E / 58.9687; 5.7491
LocationStavanger Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1909
Consecrated1909
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Jacob Sparre
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1909
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsPlastered brick
Administration
ParishSt. Johannes
DeaneryStavanger domprosti
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85535

See also

References

  1. "St. Johannes kirke, Stavanger". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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