Bodom Church

Bodom Church (Norwegian: Bodom kirke, formerly called Bodom kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bodom in the upper Ogndalen valley, about 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of the town of Steinkjer. It is an annex church for the Ogndal parish which is part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1905 by the architect S. Wiese Opsahl. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2][3] The new church was consecrated on 1 August 1905 by the Bishop Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen.[4]

Bodom Church
Bodom kirke
View of the church
Bodom Church
Location of the church
Bodom Church
Bodom Church (Norway)
63.9725°N 11.9180°E / 63.9725; 11.9180
LocationSteinkjer, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Bodom Chapel (kapell)
StatusParish church
Consecrated1 Aug 1905
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)G. Wiese Opsahl
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1905
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishOgndal
DeaneryStiklestad prosti
DioceseNidaros

See also

References

  1. "Bodom kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  3. "Bodom kirke" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  4. "Bodom kapell" (in Norwegian). Steinkjerleksikonet. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
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