Bodom Chapel (Norwegian: Bodom kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the upper Ogndal valley, about 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of the town of Steinkjer. It is one of the churches for the Ogndal parish, part of the Stiklestad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1905 using plans drawn up by the architect Søren Wiese Opsahl. The chapel seats about 120 people.[1][2][3]

Bodom Chapel
Bodom kapell
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63°58′19″N 11°55′07″E / 63.9720130°N 11.91873371°E / 63.9720130; 11.91873371
LocationSteinkjer, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1905
Consecrated1 Aug 1905
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Søren Wiese Opsahl
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1905 (119 years ago) (1905)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryStiklestad prosti
ParishOgndal
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83918

History

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The chapel was initially built to serve the upper Ogndalen valley. David Kristian Bodom left money to the parish after his death to help fund the chapel's construction. The new chapel was consecrated on 1 August 1905 by Bishop Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen. Later, the chapel was upgraded to be a full parish church. The building was extensively renovated in 1970.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bodom kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Bodom kirke" (in Norwegian). Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Bodom kapell" (in Norwegian). Steinkjerleksikonet. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Bodom kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 May 2021.