Bodom Church
Bodom Church (Norwegian: Bodom kirke, formerly called Bodom kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bodom in the upper Ogndalen valley, about 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of the town of Steinkjer. It is an annex church for the Ogndal parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1905 by the architect S. Wiese Opsahl. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2][3] The new church was consecrated on 1 August 1905 by the Bishop Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen.[4]
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Location | Steinkjer, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Bodom Chapel (kapell) |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 1 Aug 1905 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | G. Wiese Opsahl |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1905 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 120 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Ogndal |
Deanery | Stiklestad prosti |
Diocese | Nidaros |
See also
References
- "Bodom kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- "Bodom kirke" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- "Bodom kapell" (in Norwegian). Steinkjerleksikonet. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
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