Ibestad Church

Ibestad Church
Ibestad kirke
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68°47′15″N 17°09′15″E / 68.7875757°N 17.1542340°E / 68.7875757; 17.1542340
LocationIbestad Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1881
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J. A. Johansen
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1881 (143 years ago) (1881)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryTrondenes prosti
ParishIbestad
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84709

Ibestad Church (Norwegian: Ibestad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ibestad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hamnvik in eastern part of the island of Rolla. It is the main church for the Ibestad parish which is part of the Trondenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, stone, neo-Gothic church was built in a long church style in 1881 using plans drawn up by the architect J.A. Johansen from Trondheim. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ibestad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 July 2018.