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 | |
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| Kåfjord kirke | |
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  Kåfjord Church Location of the church  Kåfjord Church Kåfjord Church (Norway) | |
| 69.9390°N 23.0286°E | |
| Location | Alta Municipality, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1837 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Alta |
| Deanery | Alta prosti |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
See also
References
- "Kåfjord kirke, Alta" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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