Alta Church

Alta Church
Alta kirke
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Alta Church Location in Finnmark Alta Church Location in Finnmark
Coordinates: 69°57′53″N 23°15′06″E / 69.9646°N 23.2518°E
Location	Alta, Finnmark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Stephen Henry Thomas
Completed	1858
Specifications
Capacity	230
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Alta
Deanery	Alta prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland

Alta Church (Norwegian: Alta kirke) is a parish church in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the Bossekop area in the town of Alta. The church is part of the Alta parish in the Alta deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1858 and was consecrated by the Bishop Knud Gislesen. The architect was Stephen Henry Thomas. The church seats about 230 people. It was the main church for the municipality until 2013 when the Northern Lights Cathedral was built as the new main church for the municipality and deanery.^[1]

See also

• List of churches in Finnmark

References

1. "Alta kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-22.