The Karesuando Church (Swedish: Karesuando kyrka) is a wooden church building in Karesuando, Sweden. Belonging to the Karesuando Parish of the Church of Sweden.[1] It was inaugurated on 3 December 1905 by Bishop Olof Bergqvist of the Diocese of Luleå.,[2][3] replacing an older church. The church is the northernmost in Sweden.[4]
| Karesuando Church | |
|---|---|
Karesuando kyrka | |
 Karesuando Church in July 2010 | |
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| Location | Karesuando |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 3 December 1905 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Luleå |
| Parish | Karesuando |
References
edit- ^ "Karesuando kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Johnny och Jörgen Bästa. "Förste kyrkoherde" (in Swedish). Johnny och Jörgen Bästas genealogi. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Leonard Bygdén (1920s). "Kyrkoherdar i Enontekis" (in Swedish). Bidrag till kännedomen om prästerskap och kyrkliga förhållanden till tiden omkring Luleå stifts utbrytning. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Karesuando kyrka" (in Swedish). Karesuando. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
External links
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