Dyrøy Church

Dyrøy Church (Norwegian: Dyrøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dyrøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Holm on the eastern shore of the island of Dyrøya. It is the main church for the Dyrøy parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1880 by the architect Håkon Mosling. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

Dyrøy Church
Dyrøy kirke
View of the church
Dyrøy Church
Location of the church
Dyrøy Church
Dyrøy Church (Norway)
LocationDyrøy, Troms og Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Håkon Mosling
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1880
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishDyrøy
DeanerySenja prosti
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
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See also
  • List of churches in Troms

References
  1. "Dyrøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
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