Karesuando Church
The Karesuando Church (Swedish: Karesuando kyrka) is a wooden church building in Karesuando in Sweden. It belongs 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] It then replaced an older church. The church is the northernmost church in Sweden.[4]
| Karesuando Church | |
|---|---|
Karesuando kyrka | |
 Karesuando Church in July 2010 | |
| Location | Karesuando |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 3 December 1905 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Karesuando |
| Diocese | Luleå |
References
- ↑ Karesuando kyrka (in Swedish)Church of Sweden. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ Johnny och Jörgen Bästa. Förste kyrkoherde (in Swedish)Johnny och Jörgen Bästas genealogi. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Leonard Bygdén. Kyrkoherdar i Enontekis (in Swedish) (1920s)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.
Other websites
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