Valøy Chapel

Valøy Church (Norwegian: Valøy kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.[1] It is located in the village of Valøya on the western coast of the island of Ytter-Vikna.[2] It is an annex chapel for the Vikna parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[3] The wooden chapel building is a former school building in Valøya. It was converted to a chapel in 1972 and the building was consecrated on 20 August 1972 by Bishop Tord Godal. The church seats about 150 people.[4][5]

Valøy Chapel
Valøy kapell
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64.910833°N 10.782778°E / 64.910833; 10.782778
Location	Nærøysund, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Chapel
Consecrated	20 Aug 1972
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1972
Specifications
Capacity	150
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Vikna
Deanery	Namdal prosti
Diocese	Nidaros

See also

• List of churches in Nidaros

References

1. "Top 1 church sights in Valoya, Norway at walkabout.fm". walkabout.fm. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
2. "Ytter-Vikna". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
3. "Garstad Destination Guide (Nord-Trøndelag, Norway) - Trip-Suggest". trip-suggest.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
4. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
5. "Valøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Vikna Menighet. Archived from the original on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-10-06.