Rossabø Church
Rossabø kyrkje
View of the church
59°23′37″N 5°17′18″E / 59.393745°N 5.288459°E / 59.393745; 5.288459
LocationHaugesund Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1972
Consecrated1972
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Per Amund Riseng
and Jan Stensrud
Architectural typeFan-shaped
StyleModern
Completed1972 (1972)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryHaugaland prosti
ParishRossabø

Rossabø Church (Norwegian: Rossabø kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the town of Haugesund. It is the church for the Rossabø parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The modern-style, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1972 using designs by the architects Per Amund Riseng and Jan Stensrud. The church seats about 360 people, but can be expanded up to 600 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Rossabø kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

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