Karesuando Church

Karesuando Church
Karesuando kyrka
Karesuando Church in July 2018
Karesuando Church
LocationKaresuando
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
History
Consecrated3 December 1905 (1905-12-03)
Administration
DioceseLuleå
ParishKaresuando

The Karesuando Church (Swedish: Karesuando kyrka) is a wooden church building in Karesuando, Sweden. It belongs to the Karesuando Parish of the Church of Sweden, and it is the northernmost church in Sweden. It was inaugurated on 3 December 1905 by Bishop Olof Bergqvist of the Diocese of Luleå., replacing an older church.

References

  1. ↑ "Karesuando kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Karesuando kyrka" (in Swedish). Karesuando. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Johnny och Jörgen Bästa. "Förste kyrkoherde" (in Swedish). Johnny och Jörgen Bästas genealogi. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ↑ 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.

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