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Arnøy Church

Coordinates: 70°03′01″N 20°37′46″E / 70.050304°N 20.629306°E / 70.050304; 20.629306
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Arnøy Church
Arnøy kirke
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70°03′01″N 20°37′46″E / 70.050304°N 20.629306°E / 70.050304; 20.629306
LocationSkjervøy Municipality, Troms
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Arnøyhamn kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1978
Consecrated1978
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harry Gangvik
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1978 (46 years ago) (1978)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Troms prosti
ParishSkjervøy

Arnøy Church (Norwegian: Arnøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Arnøyhamn on the island of Arnøya. It is one of the two churches for the Skjervøy parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1978 using plans drawn up by the architect Harry Gangvik. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "Arnøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 July 2018.