Gibostad Chapel

Gibostad Chapel (Norwegian: Gibostad kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gibostad on the east coast of the island of Senja. It is an annex chapel for the Lenvik parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1939 as a bygdehus, but in 1982 it was upgraded to an official chapel. The chapel seats about 110 people.[1][2]

Gibostad Chapel
Gibostad kapell
View of the church
Gibostad Chapel
Location of the church
Gibostad Chapel
Gibostad Chapel (Norway)
LocationSenja, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Viggo Ditlefsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1939
Specifications
Capacity110
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLenvik
DeanerySenja prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  2. "Kirkene" (in Norwegian). Lenvik menighet. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
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