Fosnes Chapel

Fosnes Chapel (Norwegian: Fosnes kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Namsos municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at Fosnesvågen, on the northeastern coast of the island of Jøa. It is an annex chapel for the Fosnes parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1926. The church seats about 45 people. The church is not regularly used for services, but it is used for funerals at the adjacent cemetery. There is an annual worship service held at the chapel once each summer at Olsok.

Fosnes Chapel
Fosnes kapell
64.68380258°N 11.30170762°E / 64.68380258; 11.30170762
LocationNamsos, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusChapel
Founded1926
Consecrated1926
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1926 (1926)
Specifications
Capacity45
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryNamdal prosti
ParishFosnes
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