Sørfjorden Church Explained

Sørfjorden Church
Fullname:Sørfjorden kirke
Coordinates:66.4913°N 13.2927°W
Location:Rødøy, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Rødøy
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1916
Consecrated Date:July 1916
Architect:O.M. Olsen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:130

Sørfjorden Church (Norwegian: Sørfjorden kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørfjorden on the mainland in the southern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches in the Rødøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1916 using plans drawn up by the architect O.M. Olsen. The church seats about 130 people.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sørfjorden kirke . 2018-10-02 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-10-02 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.