Valøy Church (Norwegian: Valøy kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.[1] It is located in the village of Valøya on the western coast of the island of Ytter-Vikna.[2] It is an annex chapel for the Vikna parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[citation needed] The wooden chapel building is a former school building in Valøya. It was converted to a chapel in 1972 and the building was consecrated on 20 August 1972 by Bishop Tord Godal. The church seats about 150 people.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "Top 1 church sights in Valoya, Norway at walkabout.fm". walkabout.fm. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ytter-Vikna". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Valøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Nærøysund kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

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