Burfjord Church Explained

Burfjord Church
Fullname:Burfjord kirke
Coordinates:69.934°N 22.0398°W
Location:Kvænangen, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Kvænangen
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:2009
Consecrated Date:2009
Architectural Type:Rectangular
Materials:Wood

Burfjord Church (Norwegian: Burfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Burfjord. It is one of the churches for the Kvænangen parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style and it was first used as a bedehus chapel for a Laestadian congregation. On 5 July 2009, it was consecrated as a new church within the Church of Norway. The church seats about 80 people.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burfjord kirke . 2018-07-15 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-15 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.