Kautokeino Church

Kautokeino Church
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69°00′12″N 23°02′54″E / 69.003287°N 23.048227°E / 69.003287; 23.048227
LocationKautokeino Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1702
Consecrated1958
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Finn Bryn
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
Specifications
Capacity272
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryIndre Finnmark prosti
ParishKautokeino
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84768

Kautokeino Church (Norwegian: Kautokeino kirke, Northern Sami: Guovdageainnu girku) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kautokeino. It is the main church for the Kautokeino parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1958 using plans drawn up by the architect Finn Bryn.[1] The church seats about 272 people.[2][3]

  1. ^ Wenche Findal. "Finn Bryn". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Kautokeino kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 May 2018.