# Fogn Church

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Church in Rogaland, Norway

Church in Rogaland, Norway

Fogn Church Fogn kyrkje Fogn Church 59°08′48″N 5°54′43″E / 59.14655°N 5.91181°E / 59.14655; 5.91181 Location Stavanger Municipality, Rogaland Country Norway Denomination Church of Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran History Status Parish church Founded 1916 Consecrated 17 Nov 1991 Architecture Functional status Active Architect Elisabeth Fidjestøl Architectural type Cruciform Completed 1991 Specifications Capacity 190 Materials Wood Administration Diocese Stavanger bispedømme Deanery Tungenes prosti Parish Talgje Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site Type Church Status Not protected ID 84172

**Fogn Church** ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Fogn kyrkje*) is a [parish church](/source/Parish_church) of the [Church of Norway](/source/Church_of_Norway) in the large [Stavanger Municipality](/source/Stavanger_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located on the northwestern side of the island of [Fogn](/source/Fogn). It is one of the two churches for the Talgje [parish](/source/Parish) which is part of the [Tungenes prosti](/source/Tungenes_prosti) ([deanery](/source/Deanery)) in the [Diocese of Stavanger](/source/Diocese_of_Stavanger). The red, wooden church was built in a [cruciform](/source/Churches_in_Norway#Floor_plan) design in 1991 using designs by the [architect](/source/Architect) [Elisabet Breen Fidjestøl](/source/Elisabet_Breen_Fidjest%C3%B8l). The church seats about 190 people.[1][2]

## History

The first church on Fogn was a small chapel built in 1916. In 1991, a new church was constructed to replace the little chapel. The new church was [consecrated](/source/Consecrate) on 17 November 1991.[1][3]

## See also

- [List of churches in Rogaland](/source/List_of_churches_in_Rogaland)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ks_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ks_1-1) ["Fogn kyrkje"](https://kirkesok.no/kirke/1748). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker"](http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm) (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Fogn kyrkjestad / Fogn kapell"](https://kulturminnesok.no/minne/?queryString=https://data.kulturminne.no/askeladden/lokalitet/84172) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage](/source/Norwegian_Directorate_for_Cultural_Heritage). Retrieved 18 October 2020.

v t e Church of Norway churches in the Tungenes prosti in Rogaland county, Norway Kvitsøy Municipality: Kvitsøy Randaberg Municipality: Grødem Randaberg Sola Municipality: Ræge Sola Old Sola Sørnes Tananger Old Tananger Stavanger Municipality: Austre Åmøy Askje Fogn Hausken Hesby Jørstad Sjernarøy Talgje Sørbø Utstein Vestre Åmøy

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