Susendal Church Explained

Susendal Church
Fullname:Susendal kirke
Coordinates:65.3946°N 14.0133°W
Location:Hattfjelldal, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Hattfjelldal
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1916
Consecrated Date:14 Oct 2001
Architect:Jim Inge Bøasæter
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:150

Susendal Church (Norwegian: Susendal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svenskvollen in the Susendal valley. It is one of the churches for the Hattfjelldal parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 2001 using plans drawn up by the architect Jim Inge Bøasæter. The church seats about 150 people.[1] [2]

History

A chapel was built at Svenskvollen in the Susendal valley in 1916. That red chapel seated about 70 people. In 1998 when the Bishop visited the chapel, it was decided that the church was in poor condition and a new church should be built to replace it. In 2001, a new church was built right next door. The new wooden church seats about 150 people. It was consecrated on 14 October 2001 by the Bishop Øystein Ingar Larsen.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susendal kirke . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2018-09-29.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2018-09-29.
  3. Web site: Susendal kirke . Hattfjelldal kirkelige fellesråd . Norwegian . 2018-09-29.