Tjongsfjorden Church Explained

Tjongsfjorden Church
Fullname:Tjongsfjorden kirke
Coordinates:66.6867°N 13.4356°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:1962
Consecrated Date:1962
Architect:Per Myrvold
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:280

Tjongsfjorden Church (Norwegian: Tjongsfjorden kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjong on the mainland in the northern 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 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect Per Myrvold. The church seats about 280 people.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

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