Biskopshavn Church
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LocationBergen Municipality, Vestland
CountryNorway
| Biskopshavn Church | |
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| Biskopshavn kirke | |
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 Biskopshavn Church | |
| 60°25′29″N 5°17′54″E / 60.42460381980°N 5.29839277267°E | |
| Location | Bergen Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Consecrated | 4 Dec 1966 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jakob Myklebust, Bjørn Simonnæs, Helge Borgen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1966 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Åsane prosti |
| Parish | Biskopshavn |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed by municipality |
| ID | 83891 |
Biskopshavn Church (Norwegian: Biskopshavn kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Biskopshavn neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Biskopshavn parish which is part of the Åsane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The large brick church was built in a long church design in 1966 using plans drawn up by the architects Jakob Myklebust, Bjørn Simonnæs, and Helge Borgen. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]
