Roan Church
Roan Church (Fosen Cathdral; Norwegian: Roan kirke; Fosenkatedralen) is a parish church in Åfjord municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Roan. It is the church for the Roan parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1702 by the architect Morten Jørgensen Bjørnør. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2][3]
Side view of the church
| Roan Church | |
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| Roan kirke Fosen Cathedral | |
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| Location | Åfjord, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Morten Jørgensen Bjørnør |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1702 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Roan |
| Deanery | Fosen |
| Diocese | Nidaros |
See also
References
- "Roan kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-07-18). "Roan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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