Andørja Church

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Andørja Church
Andørja kirke
Andørja kirke fra NB.jpg
View of the church
Coordinates: 68°55′27″N 17°07′05″E / 68.9241746°N 17.1181717°E / 68.9241746; 17.1181717
LocationIbestad Municipality,
Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1914
Consecrated11 Oct 1914
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)S. Kristensen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1914 (107 years ago) (1914)
Specifications
Capacity325
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishAndørja
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83783

Andørja Church (Norwegian: Andørja kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ibestad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Engenes on the northwestern tip of the island of Andørja. It is the church for the Andørja parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1914 using plans drawn up by the architect S. Kristensen. The church seats about 325 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 11 October 1914 by the Bishop Gustav Dietrichson.

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  1. ^ "Andørja kirke, Andørja". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

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