Loppa Church

Loppa Church
Loppa kirke
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70°20′05″N 21°27′15″E / 70.334713°N 21.454088°E / 70.334713; 21.454088
LocationLoppa Municipality, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated5 Sept 1954
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Magnus and
Johan Lindstrøm
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1953 (71 years ago) (1953)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryAlta prosti
ParishLoppa
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84324

Loppa Church (Norwegian: Loppa kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Loppa on the sparsely populated island of Loppa. It is one of the churches in the Loppa parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1953 using plans drawn up by the architects Hans Magnus and Johan Lindstrøm. The church seats about 150 people, but it is rarely used since the island has few residents.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Loppa kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 January 2013.