Meløy Church
| Meløy Church | |
|---|---|
| Meløy kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Meløy Church Location in Nordland  Meløy Church Meløy Church (Norway) | |
| 66°49′25″N 13°24′24″E / 66.8235°N 13.4066°E | |
| Location | Meløy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Consecrated | 23 July 1867 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Mosling and Nordan |
| Completed | 1867 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Bodø domprosti |
| Parish | Fore og Meløy |
Meløy Church (Norwegian: Meløy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Meløy on the island of Meløya. The church is part of the Fore og Meløy parish in the Bodø deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1867 and it was consecrated on 23 July 1867. The church seats about 600 people, making it the second-largest wooden church in all of Northern Norway (after Vågan Church, the so-called Lofoten Cathedral).[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Meløy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
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