Leirbotn Church

Leirbotn Church
Leirbotn kirke
Leirbotn Church Location in Finnmark Leirbotn Church Location in Finnmark
Coordinates: 70°07′10″N 23°23′45″E / 70.1194°N 23.3959°E
Location	Alta, Finnmark
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Peer Stockholm
Completed	1993
Specifications
Capacity	160
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Talvik
Deanery	Alta prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland

Leirbotn Church (Norwegian: Leirbotn kirke) is a parish church in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leirbotn. The church is part of the Talvik parish in the Alta deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.^[1]

History

The old church was made of wood in 1935. It was consecrated by Bishop Eivind Berggrav. The church had 256 seats and the tower had an onion dome. The old church caught on fire and burned to the ground on 18 June 1990. It was a day of mourning for the village and the congregation. The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 31 January 1993. The new, white, wooden church was completed in the fall of 1993 and it was consecrated on 17 October 1993 by the Bishop Ola Steinholt.^[2]

See also

• List of churches in Finnmark

References

1. "Leirbotn kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
2. "Leirfjord kirke" (in Norwegian). Alta kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-01-23.