Kvitsøy Church

Kvitsøy Church
Kvitsøy kirke
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59°03′50″N 5°24′59″E / 59.0640°N 5.4164°E / 59.0640; 5.4164Coordinates: 59°03′50″N 5°24′59″E / 59.0640°N 5.4164°E / 59.0640; 5.4164
Location	Kvitsøy, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Completed	1620
Specifications
Capacity	150
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Kvitsøy
Deanery	Tungenes prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Stavanger

Kvitsøy Church (Norwegian: Kvitsøy kirke) is a parish church in Kvitsøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. The church is part of the Kvitsøy parish in the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The small, white, wooden church was built in 1620 to serve the population of the island. It seats about 150 people. There was a church on Kvitsøy since the middle ages. The previous church was probably dismantled and moved elsewhere. A new church was built and part of that church was used to complete the present church in 1620. The church has been remodeled and expanded since the original structure was built. In the 1950s, the original rosemåling decorations on the walls were discovered and restored.