Kvaløy Church Explained

Kvaløy Church
Fullname:Kvaløy kirke
Coordinates:69.6806°N 18.7442°W
Location:Tromsø Municipality, Troms
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Nord-Hålogaland
Parish:Kvaløy
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1962
Consecrated Date:1962
Architect:Gunnar B. Haugen
Architectural Type:Cruciform
Materials:Wood
Capacity:260

Kvaløy Church (Norwegian: Kvaløy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kaldfjord on the island of Kvaløya. It is the church for the Kvaløy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1962 using designs drawn up by the architect Gunnar B. Haugen. The church seats about 260 people.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kvaløy kirke . 2018-07-20 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-07-20 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Kvaløy kirke . dead . https://archive.today/20130222203455/http://www.kirken.tromso.no/en-us/menigheterkirker/kval%C3%B8ymenighet/kval%C3%B8ykirke.aspx . 2013-02-22 . 2012-12-13 . Tromsø kirkelige fellesråd . Norwegian.