Leinesfjord Chapel

Leinesfjord Chapel (Norwegian: Leinesfjord kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leinesfjorden. It is an annex chapel in the Leiranger parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1912 by the architects Hans Willumsen, Odd Møland, and Weugel Knudsen. The chapel seats about 150 people.[1] It was originally built as a bedehuskapell, but on 26 May 1963, the building was "upgraded" to a full chapel when it was consecrated by the Bishop Hans Edvard Wisløff. Steigen Municipality owned and operated the chapel until 2004 when the parish congregation took over.[2]

Leinesfjord Chapel
Leinesfjord kapell
View of the chapel
Leinesfjord Chapel
Location of the chapel
Leinesfjord Chapel
Leinesfjord Chapel (Norway)
67.9229°N 15.1175°E / 67.9229; 15.1175
LocationSteigen, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Willumsen, Odd Møland, and Weugel Knudsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1912
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLeiranger
DeanerySalten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  2. "Leinesfjord kapell" (in Norwegian). Steigen kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
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