Ranes Church

Ranes Church
Ranes kyrkje
View of the church
62°58′34″N 8°46′19″E / 62.9760750437°N 8.772000968°E / 62.9760750437; 8.772000968
LocationSurnadal Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated29 December 1869
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Schmedling
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1869 (1869)
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Nordmøre prosti
ParishØye og Ranes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85273

Ranes Church (Norwegian: Ranes kyrkje) 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 Ranes, just east of the municipal centre of Skei. It is one of the two churches for the Øye og Ranes parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect Schmedling from the town of Molde. The church seats about 420 people.