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
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63.9725°N 11.9180°E / 63.9725; 11.9180
Location	Steinkjer, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Bodom Chapel (kapell)
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	1 Aug 1905
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	G. Wiese Opsahl
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1905
Specifications
Capacity	120
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Ogndal
Deanery	Stiklestad prosti
Diocese	Nidaros

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

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.