Lepsøy Chapel Explained

Lepsøy Chapel
Fullname:Lepsøy kapell
Coordinates:62.6159°N 6.211°W
Location:Ålesund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Møre bispedømme
Parish:Haram og Fjørtoft
Status:Chapel
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1896
Consecrated Date:1956
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:150

Lepsøy Chapel (Norwegian: Lepsøy bedehuskapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southern part of the island of Lepsøya. It is an annex chapel for the Haram og Fjørtoft parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1896 using plans drawn up by the architect . The church seats about 150 people.[1]

History

The island of Lepsøya was given permission to build a small prayer house in 1896. In 1956, the building was renovated and enlarged as part of an upgrade to the status of annex chapel for the parish. It was consecrated in 1956. The chapel doesn't have a graveyard at the site, but there is a cemetery located about to the north that is used by the chapel.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2021-07-24 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Lepsøy bedehuskapell . 2021-08-01 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.