Roan Church

Roan Parish Church
Roan kirke
Fosen Cathedral
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64°10′20″N 10°13′37″E / 64.1722754°N 10.22685259°E / 64.1722754; 10.22685259
LocationÅfjord, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Bjørnør kirke
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated1702
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Morten Jørgensen Bjørnør
Architectural typeBasilica
Completed1702 (322 years ago) (1702)
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsStone
Bells2 (1871) and (1899)
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryFosen prosti
ParishRoan
Clergy
RectorRevd Einar Strøm
DeanVery Revd Brita Hardeberg
Deacon(s)Tone Foss
Laity
Director of musicJames Reed
Parish administratorBrit Helen Hoås
SacristanOle Petter Skansen
TypeBasilica
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85306

Roan Parish Church (Fosen Cathedral; Fosenkatedralen) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åfjord municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Roan. It is the church for Roan parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros of the (Evangelical, Lutheran) Church of Norway. The white, stone structure was built in the Basilica style in 1702 to the designs of architect Morten Jørgensen Bjørnør. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Roan kirke (Fosenkatedralen)". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ Haugen, Morten, ed. (18 July 2017). "Roan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2018.