Burfjord Church

Burfjord Church (Norwegian: Burfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Burfjord. It is one of the churches for the Kvænangen parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style and it was first used as a bedehus for a Laestadian congregation. On 5 July 2009, it was consecrated as a new church within the Church of Norway. The church seats about 80 people.[1][2]

Burfjord Church
Burfjord kirke
Burfjord Church
Location of the church
Burfjord Church
Burfjord Church (Norway)
LocationKvænangen, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated2009
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeRectangular
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKvænangen
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Burfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-15.


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