Rindal Church

Rindal Church (Norwegian: Rindal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rindal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rindal. It is one of the churches for the Rindal parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1874 by the architects J.M. Helgesen and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

Rindal Church
Rindal kyrkje
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Rindal Church
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Rindal Church
Rindal Church (Norway)
63.0514°N 9.2112°E / 63.0514; 9.2112
LocationRindal Municipality, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J.M. Helgesen and
Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1874
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishRindal
DeaneryIndre Nordmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

On 1 January 2020, the parish of Rindal will be transferred to the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. This transfer is a result of the municipality of Rindal being transferred from Møre og Romsdal county to Trøndelag county.[3]

See also

  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References

  1. "Rindal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  3. "Endring av bispedømmegrense -overføring av Rindal sokn fra Møre bispedømme til Nidaros bispedømm" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke: Kirkerådet. 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2019-03-17. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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