Jøssund Church

Jøssund Church
Jøssund kirke
View of the church
Jøssund Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag Jøssund Church Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°51′41″N 9°48′31″E / 63.8615°N 9.8087°E
Location	Bjugn, Sør-Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	1875
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Specifications
Capacity	350
Length	26 metres (85 ft)
Width	13 metres (43 ft)
Administration
Parish	Jøssund
Deanery	Fosen
Diocese	Diocese of Nidaros

Jøssund Church (Norwegian: Jøssund kirke) is a church in the municipality of Bjugn in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Jøssund, between Vallersund and Lysøysundet.^[1]

The church was built in 1875 and was consecrated on 27 April 1876 by Bishop Andreas Grimelund. The building is 26 by 13 metres (85 ft × 43 ft), with space for about 350 people. The church was remodeled in 1950 and was re-consecrated on 29 May 1953 by Bishop Arne Fjellbu.

It is part of the Jøssund parish in the municipality of Bjugn in the Fosen deanery which is a part of the Diocese of Nidaros.^[2]

References

1. "Jøssund" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
2. "Bjugn kirkelige fellesråd" (in Norwegian). Den norske kirke. Retrieved 2011-01-10.