Vågan Church
| Vågan Church "Lofoten Cathedral" | |
|---|---|
| Vågan kirke / Lofotkatedralen | |
View of the church | |
| 68°12′57″N 14°29′00″E / 68.2157°N 14.4832°E | |
| Location | Vågan, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1106-1130 |
| Consecrated | 9 October 1898 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Carl J. Bergstrøm |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Style | Gothic revival |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1200 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Lofoten prosti |
| Parish | Vågan |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85878 |
Vågan Church (Norwegian: Vågan kirke; nickname: Lofoten Cathedral) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya. It is the church for the Vågan parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The yellow, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1898 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl J. Bergstrøm. The church seats about 1,200 people, making it the largest wooden building in Northern Norway, hence the nickname Lofoten Cathedral.