Tromsø Cathedral
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Tromsø Cathedral (Norwegian: Tromsø domkirke) is a cathedral of the Church of Norway located in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The cathedral is the church for the Tromsø Domkirkens parish. It is the headquarters for the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) and the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. This cathedral is notable since it is the only Norwegian protestant cathedral made of wood.[1][2][3]
Tromsø Cathedral | |
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Tromsø domkirke | |
69.648737°N 18.956756°E / 69.648737; 18.956756 | |
Location | Tromsø, Troms |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1252 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Christian Heinrich Grosch |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1861 (163 years ago) (1861) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 618 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Tromsø domprosti |
Parish | Tromsø domkirken |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85670 |
The yellow, wooden cathedral was built in a long church format and the Gothic Revival style in 1861 by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church tower and main entrance are on the west front. It is probably the northernmost Protestant cathedral in the world. With over 600 seats, it is one of Norway's most significant wooden churches. It initially held about 984 seats, but many benches and seats have been removed over the years to make room for tables in the back of the church.[4][5]