Šuoššjávri Chapel
  • Šuoššjávrri kapealla
  • Suosjavrre kapell
View of the chapel
69°22′30″N 24°15′32″E / 69.374991°N 24.258759°E / 69.374991; 24.258759
LocationKarasjok, Finnmark
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1968
Consecrated1968
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ernst Nilsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1968 (1968)
Specifications
Capacity75
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNord-Hålogaland bispedømme
DeaneryIndre Finnmark prosti
ParishKarasjok
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85004

Šuoššjávri Chapel (Northern Sami: Šuoššjávrri kapealla, Norwegian: Suosjavrre kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Karasjok Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Šuoššjávri. It is an annex chapel for the Karasjok parish which is part of the Indre Finnmark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1968 by the architect Ernst Nilsen. The church seats about 75 people and serves the rural western part of the municipality.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Oversikt over nåværende kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

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