Sørbø Church

Sørbø Church
Sørbø kirke
View of the church
59°07′40″N 5°38′37″E / 59.12786°N 5.643626°E / 59.12786; 5.643626
LocationStavanger Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1140
Consecratedc. 1140
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque
Completedc. 1140
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryTungenes prosti
ParishRennesøy
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85046

Sørbø Church (Norwegian: Sørbø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørbø on the island of Rennesøy. It is one of the two churches for the Rennesøy parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The medieval stone church was built as a royal chapel in a long church design around the year 1130 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.