Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Porsgrunn

Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
Vår Frue av det Gode Råd Kirke
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in 2005.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
59°8′16″N 9°39′6″E / 59.13778°N 9.65167°E / 59.13778; 9.65167
LocationPorsgrunn
CountryNorway
DenominationRoman Catholic
Membership~2,300 (2011)
WebsiteOfficial Website
History
StatusParish church
Founded25 June 1885 (1885-06-25)
Founder(s)Johannes Henrik Blom
DedicationOur Lady of Good Counsel
Consecrated8 October 1899
Events1937: Church moved to present location
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Haldor Larsen Børve
Architectural typeDesign based on Norwegian stave churches
StyleDragestil, National Romantic
Groundbreaking4 January 1899
Completed8 October 1899
Construction cost~12,000 kr.
Administration
ArchdioceseImmediately Subject to the Holy See
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Oslo
ParishOur Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Telemark
Clergy
Priest(s)Fr. Robert Anderson OCSO
Pastor(s)Fr. Clement Inpanathan Amirthanathan
Chaplain(s)Fr. Wojciech Zaleskiewicz

Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Norwegian: Vår Frue av det Gode Råds Kirke) is a Roman Catholic parish church in the city of Porsgrunn in Telemark, Norway.

The church is located in the center of town just south of Porsgrunn River, at the intersection of Sverresgate and Aallsgate. The church was built in 1899 by Haldor Larsen Børve and is a classic example of Dragestil architecture.