Kristiansand Cathedral | |
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Kristiansand domkirke | |
58°08′46″N 7°59′41″E / 58.1461°N 07.9947°E | |
Location | Kristiansand Municipality, Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Website | kristiansanddomkirke.no |
History | |
Former name(s) | Trefoldighetskirken (Trinity Church) Vor Frelsers kirke (Our Saviour's Church) |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1645 |
Consecrated | 18 Mar 1885 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Henrik Thrap-Meyer |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Style | Neo-Gothic |
Completed | 1 February 1885 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1000 |
Materials | Brick |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Kristiansand domprosti |
Parish | Kristiansand domkirken |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84836 |
Kristiansand Cathedral (Norwegian: Kristiansand domkirke) is a cathedral of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Kvadraturen area in the central part of the city of Kristiansand. It is the church for the Kristiansand domkirken parish which is the seat of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The cathedral is also the seat of the Bishop of Agder and Telemark. The gray, brick church was built in a Neo-Gothic cruciform design in 1885 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Thrap-Meyer. The church seats about 1,000 people, making it one of the largest cathedrals in Norway.[1][2] This cathedral is the fourth church and third cathedral to be located on this site over the centuries.[3]