Kåfjord Church (Finnmark)

Kåfjord Church (Norwegian: Kåfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kåfjord. It is an annex church for the Alta parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1837 by an unknown architect, making it the oldest surviving church building in Alta. The church seats about 300 people. The building was consecrated by the Bishop Peder Kjerschow.[1][2]

View of the church from a distance
Kåfjord Church
Kåfjord kirke
View of the church
Kåfjord Church
Location of the church
Kåfjord Church
Kåfjord Church (Norway)
69.9390°N 23.0286°E / 69.9390; 23.0286
LocationAlta Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1837
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishAlta
DeaneryAlta prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Kåfjord kirke, Alta" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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