Sørfjorden Chapel

Sørfjorden Chapel (Norwegian: Sørfjorden kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørfinnset. It is an annex chapel in the Gildeskål parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland, although the chapel building is not owned by the parish, it is privately owned by the local residents of the Sørfjorden farms. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1927. The chapel seats about 300 people.[1] The church is used for worship services about four times each year.

For the church in Rødøy, Norway, see Sørfjorden Church.

Sørfjorden Chapel
Sørfjorden kapell
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66.9779°N 13.9831°E / 66.9779; 13.9831
Location	Gildeskål, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1927
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Gildeskål
Deanery	Bodø domprosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

Although it was originally built as a small "bedehus" chapel in 1927, it was expanded in 1957 with a chancel and a tower. It was then consecrated as a "chapel" on 30 June 1957 by the Bishop Wollert Krohn-Hansen.[2]

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
2. "Sørfjorden Kapell" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-02-21.