Location Vardø, Finnmark Denomination Church of Norway Consecrated 5 Oct 1958 Opened 1958 Phone +47 78 98 75 05 | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Functional status Active Capacity 496 Status Parish church | |
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Address Søndre Langgate 1, 9950 Vardø, Norway Diocese Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland Similar Vardø Chapel, Bugøynes Chapel, Svanvik Church, Hamningberg Chapel, Neiden Chapel | ||
Vardø Church (Norwegian: Vardø kirke) is a parish church in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø. The church is part of the Vardø parish in the Varanger deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in 1958 in a modern style. It has a high roof with a steep pitch, with a tall triangular steeple. The church was designed by Eyvind Moestue. It was consecrated on 5 October 1958.
History
The church in Vardø dates back to 1307 when the oldest known church was consecrated. Several churches have been on this site. The previous church from 1869 was burned down by the retreating Germans near the end of World War II. The parishioners met in a temporary house church from 1944 until the present church was completed in 1958.