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Church in Trøndelag, Norway Church in Trøndelag, Norway
Valøy Chapel
Valøy kapell
View of the chapel
64°54′39″N 10°46′58″E / 64.910833°N 10.782778°E / 64.910833; 10.782778
LocationNærøysund Municipality, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1972
Consecrated20 Aug 1972
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1972 (52 years ago) (1972)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryNamdal prosti
ParishVikna
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85756

Valøy Church (Norwegian: Valøy kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valøya on the western coast of the island of Ytter-Vikna. It is an annex chapel for the Vikna parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden chapel building is a former school building in Valøya. It was converted to a chapel in 1972 and the building was consecrated on 20 August 1972 by Bishop Tord Godal. The church seats about 150 people.

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References

  1. "Top 1 church sights in Valoya, Norway at walkabout.fm". walkabout.fm. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Ytter-Vikna". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. "Valøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Nærøysund kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
Church of Norway churches in the Namdal prosti in Trøndelag county, Norway

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