Lenangsøyra Chapel

Lenangsøyra Chapel (Norwegian: Lenangsøyra kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lenangsøyra on the Lyngen peninsula. It is one of the churches for the Lyngen parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1996 to serve the northern part of the municipality of Lyngen. The church was designed by the architectural firm Arkibygg ved J. Gjerdrum. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

Lenangsøyra Chapel
Lenangsøyra kapell
69.8214696°N 19.9840209°E / 69.8214696; 19.9840209
LocationLyngen,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1996
Consecrated1996
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arkibygg ved J. Gjerdrum
Architectural typeFan-shaped church
Completed1996 (1996)
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsConcrete block
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
ParishLyngen

See also

References

  1. "Lenangsøyra kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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