Hamar Cathedral

Hamar Cathedral
Hamar domkirke
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60°47′48″N 11°04′06″E / 60.796739°N 11.068333°E / 60.796739; 11.068333
LocationHamar Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitewww.kirken-hamar.no
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1866
Consecrated15 December 1866
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Heinrich Ernst Schirmer
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1866 (158 years ago) (1866)
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryHamar domprosti
ParishHamar
Clergy
Bishop(s)Solveig Fiske
DeanLeif Jørn Hvidsten
Pastor(s)Per Erik Stave Engdal
Deaconess(es)Siv Leirvik-Engevik
Laity
Organist(s)Nicholas Anthony Elliott
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84471

Hamar Cathedral (Norwegian: Hamar domkirke) is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Hamar within the Church of Norway. The cathedral is located in the town of Hamar which is in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is one of the churches for the Hamar parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The whitewashed brick church was built in a long church design in 1866 using plans drawn up by the architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Hamar domkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ Thune, Nina Aldin, ed. (28 April 2021). "Hamar domkirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 January 2022.