Gibostad Chapel Explained

Gibostad Chapel
Fullname:Gibostad kapell
Coordinates:69.3552°N 18.0657°W
Location:Senja Municipality, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Lenvik
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Architect:Viggo Ditlefsen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:110

Gibostad Chapel (Norwegian: Gibostad kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gibostad on the east coast of the island of Senja. It is an annex chapel for the Lenvik parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1939 as a bygdehus, but in 1982 it was upgraded to an official chapel. The chapel seats about 110 people.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-25 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Kirkene . 2018-07-25 . Lenvik menighet . Norwegian.