Valøy Chapel
Valøy Church (Norwegian: Valøy kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.[1] It is located in the village of Valøya on the western coast of the island of Ytter-Vikna.[2] It is an annex chapel for the Vikna parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden chapel building is a former school building in Valøya. It was converted to a chapel in 1972 and the building was consecrated on 20 August 1972 by Bishop Tord Godal. The church seats about 150 people.[3][4]
| Valøy Chapel | |
|---|---|
| Valøy kapell | |
 View of the chapel | |
| 64.910833°N 10.782778°E | |
| Location | Nærøysund, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Consecrated | 20 Aug 1972 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
| Deanery | Namdal prosti |
| Parish | Vikna |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 85756 |
See also
References
- "Top 1 church sights in Valoya, Norway at walkabout.fm". walkabout.fm. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- "Ytter-Vikna". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- "Valøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Vikna Menighet. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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