Storekalsøy Chapel

Storekalsøy Chapel
Storekalsøy kapell
60°07′38″N 5°04′45″E / 60.1271°N 5.0792°E / 60.1271; 5.0792
LocationAustevoll Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1892
Consecrated19 Dec 1976
EventsFire: 18 Sept 1974
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Einar Vaardal-Lunde
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1975 (1975)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryFana prosti
ParishAustevoll
TypeChurch
StatusNot listed
ID85580

Storekalsøy Chapel (Norwegian: Storekalsøy kapell or Store-Kalsøy kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bakkasund on the island of Storekalsøy in the northwestern part of the municipality. It is one of the five churches for the Austevoll parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1975 using plans drawn up by the architect Einar Vaardal-Lunde from Bergen. The church seats about 250 people.