Karesuando Church Explained

Karesuando Church
Native Name:Karesuando kyrka
Native Name Lang:Swedish
Location:Karesuando
Country:Sweden
Denomination:Church of Sweden
Parish:Karesuando
Diocese:Luleå

The Karesuando Church (Swedish: Karesuando kyrka) is a wooden church building in Karesuando, Sweden. Belonging to the Karesuando Parish of the Church of Sweden.[1] It was inaugurated on 3 December 1905 by Bishop Olof Bergqvist of the Diocese of Luleå.,[2] [3] replacing an older church. The church is the northernmost in Sweden.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karesuando kyrka. Church of Sweden. Swedish. 27 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151017094546/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/plats?platsid=2928. 17 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Förste kyrkoherde. Johnny och Jörgen Bästas genealogi. Johnny och Jörgen Bästa. Swedish. 12 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Kyrkoherdar i Enontekis. Bidrag till kännedomen om prästerskap och kyrkliga förhållanden till tiden omkring Luleå stifts utbrytning. Leonard Bygdén. Swedish. 1920s. 12 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Karesuando kyrka. Karesuando. Swedish. 27 January 2015.