Måøy Chapel

Måøy Chapel (Norwegian: Måøy kapell) is a chapel in Frøya municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mausund on the island of Måøya. It is one of the churches for the Frøya parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1939, and it was expanded in 1974-1975. The Bishop Tord Godal consecrated the newly renovated chapel on 23 March 1975. The church seats about 250 people.[1]

Måøy Chapel
Måøy kapell
View of the church
Måøy Chapel
Location of the church
Måøy Chapel
Måøy Chapel (Norway)
63.8622°N 08.6634°E / 63.8622; 08.6634
LocationFrøya, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Steinar Gjetø
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1939
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFrøya
DeaneryOrkdal
DioceseNidaros

See also

  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References

  1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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