Rafsbotn Chapel

Rafsbotn Chapel (Norwegian: Rafsbotn kapell) 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 Rafsbotn. 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 1989 by the architects Arne Rasmussen and Asbjørn Nilsen. The church seats about 100 people. The church was consecrated on 27 August 1989 by the Bishop Arvid Nergård.[1][2][3]

Rafsbotn Chapel
Rafsbotn kapell
View of the church
Rafsbotn Chapel Location of the church Rafsbotn Chapel Rafsbotn Chapel (Norway)
70.0187°N 23.5374°E
Location	Alta Municipality, Troms og Finnmark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Arne Rasmussen and Asbjørn Nilsen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1989
Specifications
Capacity	100
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Alta
Deanery	Alta prosti
Diocese	Nord-Hålogaland

See also

• List of churches in Finnmark

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
2. "Rafsbotn kapell" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
3. "Rafsbotn kapell" (in Norwegian). Alta kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2013-01-22.