Kåfjord Church

Kåfjord Church (Norwegian: Kåfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gáivuotna–Kåfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Olderdalen. It is the church for the Kåfjord parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1949 by the architect Kirsten Sand from Finnmark. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

This article is about the church in Gáivuotna–Kåfjord, Norway. For the church in Finnmark, Norway, see Kåfjord Church (Finnmark).
Kåfjord Church
Kåfjord kirke
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Kåfjord Church
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Kåfjord Church
Kåfjord Church (Norway)
LocationGáivuotna–Kåfjord, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Kirsten Sand
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1949
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKåfjord
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland

History

The first chapel building in Kåfjord was built in 1722 in connection with the Sami mission led by Thomas von Westen. It wasn't until 1949 when Kåfjord its first official church building. Kåfjord Church was built on the initiative of the inhabitants of the village of Olderdalen who collected funds and reused materials to build it. The church was renovated in 1989-1990.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Kåfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
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