Sørfjorden Church (Norwegian: Sørfjorden kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørfjorden on the mainland in the southern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches in the Rødøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1916 using plans drawn up by the architect O.M. Olsen. The church seats about 130 people.[1][2]
| Sørfjorden Church | |
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| Sørfjorden kirke | |
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| 66°29′29″N 13°17′34″E / 66.49130771°N 13.29274490°E | |
| Location | Rødøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Consecrated | July 1916 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | O.M. Olsen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 130 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland prosti |
| Parish | Rødøy |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85049 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sørfjorden kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 October 2018.