Sulitjelma Church
Sulitjelma Church (Norwegian: Sulitjelma kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sulitjelma. It is the church for the Sulitjelma parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1899 by the architect Worm Hirsch Lund. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]
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| Location | Fauske, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 12 Nov 1899 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Worm Hirsch Lund |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Sulitjelma |
| Deanery | Salten prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
History
The building was consecrated on 12 November 1899 by Bishop Peter Wilhelm Bøckman (1851–1926). In 1996, a new parish graveyard was built on the southern part of the village, and the Sulitjelma Chapel was built on that site.[4]
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See also
References
- "Sulitjelma kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- "Sulitjelma kirke". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- "Sulitjelma Kirke" (in Norwegian). Fauske Kirkelig Fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
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