Karesuando Church

The Karesuando Church (Swedish: Karesuando kyrka) is a wooden church building in Karesuando, Sweden. Belonging to the Karesuando Parish of the Church of Sweden.[1] It was inaugurated on 3 December 1905 by Bishop Olof Bergqvist of the Diocese of Luleå.[2][3], replacing an older church. The church is the northernmost in Sweden.[4]

Karesuando Church
Karesuando kyrka
Karesuando Church in July 2010
LocationKaresuando
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
History
Consecrated3 December 1905 (3 December 1905)
Administration
DioceseLuleå
ParishKaresuando

References
  1. "Karesuando kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. Johnny och Jörgen Bästa. "Förste kyrkoherde" (in Swedish). Johnny och Jörgen Bästas genealogi. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. Leonard Bygdén (1920s). "Kyrkoherdar i Enontekis" (in Swedish). Bidrag till kännedomen om prästerskap och kyrkliga förhållanden till tiden omkring Luleå stifts utbrytning. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. "Karesuando kyrka" (in Swedish). Karesuando. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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