Fornes Chapel
Fornes Chapel (Norwegian: Fornes kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fornes on the island of Hinnøya. It is an annex chapel in the Andøy parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1965. The chapel seats about 120 people.[1][2]
| Fornes Chapel | |
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| Fornes kapell | |
 View of the chapel | |
  Fornes Chapel Location of the chapel  Fornes Chapel Fornes Chapel (Norway) | |
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| Location | Andøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Consecrated | August 1965 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1965 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 120 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Andøy |
| Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
See also
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- "Kirker i Andøy" (in Norwegian). Vesterålen.info. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
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