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Orre Church

Church in Rogaland, Norway

58°42′56″N 5°33′52″E / 58.715485°N 05.564353°E / 58.715485; 05.564353LocationKlepp Municipality,
RogalandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1950Consecrated28 May 1950ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Gustav Helland and
Endre ÅrrebergArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1950 (74 years ago) (1950)SpecificationsCapacity250MaterialsStoneAdministrationDioceseStavanger bispedømmeDeaneryJæren prostiParishOrre

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85238

Orre Church (Norwegian: Orre kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Klepp Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Pollestad. It is the main church for the Orre parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The gray, stone church was built in a long church style in 1950 using designs by the architects Gustav Helland and Endre Årreberg. The church seats about 250 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The church was built to replace the centuries-old Old Orre Church located in the nearby village of Orre.^[3] This church was consecrated on 28 May 1950 by the Bishop Karl Martinussen.

References

^ "Orre kirke, Pollestad". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Orre kirkested / Orre kirke 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 19 September 2020.