Varaldsøy Church

Varaldsøy Church
Varaldsøy kyrkje
View of the church
60°05′50″N 5°58′33″E / 60.09711309617°N 5.9757181405939°E / 60.09711309617; 5.9757181405939
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1885
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Conrad von der Lippe
and Hans Heinrich Jess
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1885 (1885)
Specifications
Capacity390
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishVaraldsøy
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85767

Varaldsøy Church (Norwegian: Varaldsøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Varaldsøy. It is the church for the Varaldsøy parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1885 using plans drawn up by the architects Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe and Hans Heinrich Jess. The church seats about 390 people.