Roan Parish Church | |
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Roan kirke | |
Fosen Cathedral | |
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64°10′20″N 10°13′37″E / 64.1722754°N 10.22685259°E | |
Location | Åfjord, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Bjørnør kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 14th century |
Consecrated | 1702 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Morten Jørgensen Bjørnør |
Architectural type | Basilica |
Completed | 1702 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 450 |
Materials | Stone |
Bells | 2 (1871) and (1899) |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Fosen prosti |
Parish | Roan |
Clergy | |
Rector | Revd Einar Strøm |
Dean | Very Revd Brita Hardeberg |
Deacon(s) | Tone Foss |
Laity | |
Director of music | James Reed |
Parish administrator | Brit Helen Hoås |
Sacristan | Ole Petter Skansen |
Type | Basilica |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85306 |
Roan Parish Church (Fosen Cathedral; Fosenkatedralen) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åfjord municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Roan. It is the church for Roan parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros of the (Evangelical, Lutheran) Church of Norway. The white, stone structure was built in the Basilica style in 1702 to the designs of architect Morten Jørgensen Bjørnør. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2][3]