Kjerringøy Church
| Kjerringøy Church | |
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| Kjerringøy kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Kjerringøy Church Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 67°31′08″N 14°45′31″E / 67.5189°N 14.7586°E | |
| Location | Bodø, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 16th century |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | J. E. Olsen |
| Completed | 1883 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Kjerringøy og Rønvik |
| Deanery | Bodø domprosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Kjerringøy Church (Norwegian: Kjerringøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kjerringøy. The church is part of the Kjerringøy og Rønvik parish in the northern part of Bodø in the Bodø deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1883, and it is the third church building on this site since the 16th century. The present building seats about 350 people and has worship services every three weeks.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kjerringøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ↑ "Kjerringøy kirke" (in Norwegian). kirken.bodo.no. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
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