Kåfjord Church (Finnmark)
| Kåfjord Church | |
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| Kåfjord kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Kåfjord Church Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 69°56′20″N 23°01′43″E / 69.9390°N 23.0286°E | |
| Location | Alta, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1837 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Alta |
| Deanery | Alta prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Kåfjord Church (Norwegian: Kåfjord kirke) is a parish church in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kåfjord. The church is part of the Alta parish in the Alta deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1837 and it was consecrated by the Bishop Peder Kjerschow. It is the oldest surviving church in Alta municipality. The church seats about 300 people.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kåfjord kirke, Alta" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
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