Sigerfjord Church Explained

Sigerfjord Church
Fullname:Sigerfjord kirke
Coordinates:68.644°N 15.5192°W
Location:Sortland Municipality, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Sortland
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1933
Consecrated Date:17 May 1933
Architect:Harald Sund
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:280

Sigerfjord Church (Norwegian: Sigerfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sortland Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sigerfjord on the island of Hinnøya. It is one of the three churches for the Sortland parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1933 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Sund. The church seats about 280 people.[1] [2] The church was consecrated on 17 May 1933.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sigerfjord kirke. Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. 2018-11-10.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . Norwegian. KirkeKonsulenten.no . 2018-11-10.
  3. Web site: Sigerfjord kirke . Norges-Kirker.no . 2021-03-14 . Norwegian.