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Gjøra Chapel

Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

62°32′59″N 9°06′47″E / 62.549589827°N 9.113002270°E / 62.549589827; 9.113002270LocationSunndal Municipality,
Møre og RomsdalCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusChapelFounded1935Consecrated1935ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Johan MeyerArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1935 (89 years ago) (1935)SpecificationsCapacity100MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseMøre bispedømmeDeaneryIndre Nordmøre prostiParishRomfo

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListedID84264

Gjøra Chapel (Norwegian: Gjøra kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjøra. It is an annex chapel in the Romfo parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The brown, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1935 by the architect Johan Meyer. The chapel seats about 100 people.^[1]

History

In 1888, governmental permission was granted to build a cemetery in Gjøra to serve the far eastern portion of Sunndal so people didn't have to travel all the way to Romfo Church to bury their dead. Soon after, the residents began asking for permission to build a chapel at the site of the cemetery. In 1935, a new chapel was built at the site. It was designed by Johan Meyer. The chapel has a full basement which is the location of the church hall. The building was refurbished in 1964–1965.^[2]

References

^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "Gjøra kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 July 2021.