Roan Church

Roan Church (Fosen Cathdral; Norwegian: Roan kirke; Fosenkatedralen) is a parish church in Åfjord municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Roan. It is the church for the Roan parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1702 by the architect Morten Jørgensen Bjørnør. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2][3]

Side view of the church
Roan Church
Roan kirke
Fosen Cathedral
View of the church
Roan Church
Location of the church
Roan Church
Roan Church (Norway)
64.1722°N 10.2265°E / 64.1722; 10.2265
LocationÅfjord, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Morten Jørgensen Bjørnør
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1702
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishRoan
DeaneryFosen
DioceseNidaros

See also

References

  1. "Roan kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-07-18). "Roan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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