Kleive Church

Kleive Church
Kleive kyrkje
View of the church
62°47′57″N 7°39′18″E / 62.799089097°N 7.655035257°E / 62.799089097; 7.655035257
LocationMolde Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated20 August 1858
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeOctagonal
StyleEmpire style
Completed1858 (1858)
Specifications
Capacity270
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryMolde domprosti
ParishKleive
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84790

Kleive Church (Norwegian: Kleive kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kleive, at the eastern end of the Fannefjorden. It is the church for the Kleive parish which is part of the Molde domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in the Empire style in 1858 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 270 people.