Mo Church (Møre og Romsdal)

Mo Church
Mo kirke
View of the church
63°00′00″N 8°58′04″E / 63.00003086°N 8.96769762°E / 63.00003086; 8.96769762
LocationSurnadal Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1728
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Erik Jakobsen Holten
Architectural typeY-shaped
Completed1728 (1728)
Specifications
Capacity205
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Nordmøre prosti
ParishMo
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84963

Mo Church (Norwegian: Mo kirke) is one of the five existing Y-shaped churches in Norway. It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mo in the upper Surnadalen valley. It is the church for the Mo parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The red, wooden church was built in the rare Y-shaped design in 1728 using plans drawn up by the architect Erik Jakobsen Holten. The church seats about 205 people.