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St. Johannes Church (Stavanger)

Coordinates: 58°58′07″N 5°44′57″E / 58.968697°N 5.749103°E / 58.968697; 5.749103
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St. Johannes Church
Saint John's Church
Sankt Johannes kirke
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58°58′07″N 5°44′57″E / 58.968697°N 5.749103°E / 58.968697; 5.749103
LocationStavanger Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1909
Consecrated1909
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Jacob Sparre
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1909 (115 years ago) (1909)
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsPlastered brick
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryStavanger domprosti
ParishSt. Johannes
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85535

St. Johannes Church (Norwegian: St. Johannes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Johannes neighborhood in the borough of Storhaug in the centre of the city of Stavanger. It is one of the two churches for the St. Johannes parish which is part of the Stavanger domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, plastered brick church was built in a long church style in 1909 using designs by the architect Hans Jacob Sparre. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "St. Johannes kirke, Stavanger". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2020.