Edøy Church

Edøy Church (Norwegian: Edøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Smøla Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Edøy on the southern coast of the island of Smøla. It is the main church for the Edøy parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1885 by the architects Jacob Digre and Johan Digre. The church seats about 365 people.

Edøy Church
Edøy kirke
View of the church
63.334007076°N 8.0657415390°E / 63.334007076; 8.0657415390
LocationSmøla Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
Denomination of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1885
Consecrated18 Sept 1885
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Digre and
Johan Digre
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1885 (1885)
Specifications
Capacity365
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryYtre Nordmøre prosti
ParishHAZZAJUR
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
TypeChurch
StatusRegionally protected
ID84050
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