Finnsnes Church
Appearance
Finnsnes Church | |
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Finnsnes kirke | |
![]() View of the church | |
69°13′49″N 17°59′08″E / 69.2303°N 17.9855°E | |
Location | Lenvik, Troms |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Nils Toft |
Completed | 1979 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 750 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Senja prosti |
Parish | Lenvik |
Finnsnes Church (Norwegian: Finnsnes kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Lenvik in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the central part of the town of Finnsnes. The church is part of the Lenvik parish in the Senja deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white stone church was built in 1979 and was consecrated by Bishop Kristen Kyrre Bremer. The church seats about 750 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Finnsnes kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Kirkene og kapellene" (in Norwegian). Lenvik menighet. Retrieved 2012-12-07.