Susendal Church

Susendal Church (Norwegian: Susendal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svenskvollen in the Susendal valley. It is one of the churches for the Hattfjelldal parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 2001 by the architect Jim Inge Bøasæter. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2]

Susendal Church
Susendal kirke
Susendal Church
Location of the church
Susendal Church
Susendal Church (Norway)
65.3970°N 14.0116°E / 65.3970; 14.0116
LocationHattfjelldal, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1916
Consecrated14 Oct 2001
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jim Inge Bøasæter
Architectural typeLong church
Completed2001
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHattfjelldal
DeaneryIndre Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History
View of the old chapel, in use from 1916 until 2001

A chapel was built at Svenskvollen in the Susendal valley in 1916. That red chapel seated about 70 people. In 2001, a new church was built right next door. The new wooden church seats about 150 people. It was consecrate on 14 October 2001 by the Bishop Øystein Ingar Larsen.[3]

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See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Susendal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  3. "Susendal kirke" (in Norwegian). Hattfjelldal kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
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