Sekkemo Church
Sekkemo Church (Norwegian: Sekkemo kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sekkemo. It is one of the churches for the Kvænangen parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1956 by the architect Olaug Kaasen. The church seats about 330 people.[1][2]
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| Location | Kvænangen, Troms og Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 16 Sept 1956 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Olaug Kaasen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1956 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 330 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Kvænangen |
| Deanery | Nord-Troms prosti |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
The church was consecrated on 16 September 1956 by the Bishop Alf Wiig. It was built to replace the historic Skorpa Church as the main church for the municipality since Skorpa Church was on the island of Skorpa in the middle of the Kvænangen fjord and the majority of the population lived on the mainland. This new church was much more accessible to the people.[1][3]
See also
References
- "Sekkemo kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- "Sekkemo Kirke" (in Norwegian). Kvænangen menighet. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
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