Kristiansand Cathedral

Kristiansand Cathedral
Kristiansand domkirke
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58°08′46″N 7°59′41″E / 58.1461°N 07.9947°E / 58.1461; 07.9947
LocationKristiansand Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitekristiansanddomkirke.no
History
Former name(s)Trefoldighetskirken
(Trinity Church)
Vor Frelsers kirke
(Our Saviour's Church)
StatusCathedral
Founded1645
Consecrated18 Mar 1885
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Henrik Thrap-Meyer
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1 February 1885
(139 years ago)
 (1885-02-01)
Specifications
Capacity1000
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseAgder og Telemark
DeaneryKristiansand domprosti
ParishKristiansand domkirken
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84836

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]

  1. ^ "Kristiansand domkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Kirkebygget" (in Norwegian). Kristiansand kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 29 January 2017.