Valøy Chapel
Valøy Chapel | |
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Valøy kapell | |
Valøy Chapel Location in Nord-Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 64°54′39″N 10°46′58″E / 64.910833°N 10.782778°E | |
Location | Vikna, Nord-Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Founded | 1972 |
Consecrated | 20 August 1972 |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 150 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Vikna |
Deanery | Nærøy |
Diocese | Diocese of Nidaros |
Valøy Church (Norwegian: Valøy kapell) is a parish church in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valøya on the island of Ytter-Vikna. The church is part of the Vikna parish in the Nærøy deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden chapel building is a former school building in Valøya. It was converted to a chapel in 1972 and the building was consecrated on 20 August 1972 by Bishop Tord Godal.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ↑ "Valøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Vikna Menighet. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
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