Kvaløy Church
Kvaløy Church (Norwegian: Kvaløy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kaldfjord on the island of Kvaløya. It is the church for the Kvaløy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1962 using designs drawn up by the architect Gunnar B. Haugen. The church seats about 260 people.[1][2][3]
| Kvaløy Church | |
|---|---|
| Kvaløy kirke | |
 View of the church | |
| 69.680601°N 18.744188°E | |
| Location | Tromsø Municipality, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Consecrated | 1962 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Gunnar B. Haugen |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 260 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Tromsø domprosti |
| Parish | Kvaløy |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84849 |
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See also
References
- "Kvaløy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Kvaløy kirke" (in Norwegian). Tromsø kirkelige fellesråd. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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