Vardø Church
| Vardø Church | |
|---|---|
| Vardø kirke | |
View of the church | |
| 70°22′13″N 31°06′43″E / 70.370278°N 31.111944°E | |
| Location | Vardø, Finnmark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1307 |
| Consecrated | 5 Oct 1958 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Eyvind Moestue |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1958 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 432 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nord-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Varanger prosti |
| Parish | Vardø |
Vardø Church (Norwegian: Vardø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya. It is the main church for the Vardø parish which is part of the Varanger prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, modern, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1958 by the architect Eyvind Moestue. It has a high roof with a steep pitch, with a tall triangular steeple. The church seats about 432 people.