Helgøy Church

Helgøy Church
Helgøy kirke
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Coordinates: 70°06′47″N 19°21′37″E / 70.1130°N 19.3603°E / 70.1130; 19.3603
Location	Karlsøy, Troms
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	1889
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Completed	1742
Specifications
Capacity	350
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Karlsøy
Deanery	Tromsø domprosti
Diocese	Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland

Helgøy Church (Norwegian: Helgøy kirke) is a historic parish church in the municipality of Karlsøy in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the island of Helgøya. The church is part of the Karlsøy parish in the Tromsø arch-deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The 350-seat church is no longer in regular use since the island of Helgøya is no longer populated. The church is used on occasion for special services, including one summer service each year.

This church was originally built in 1741 in Hemnes in Helgeland. In 1872 it was taken down and moved to Hamn in Berg municipality on Senja island. It was rebuilt there as a church by the nickel plant. When the plant closed in 1888, the church was once again dismantled and moved to Helgøya to replace an earlier church building. It was consecrated on 7 March 1889 by the Bishop Johannes Skaar.