Hamar Cathedral

Hamar Cathedral
Hamar domkirke
View of the church
Hamar Cathedral
60°47′48″N 11°04′06″E / 60.796739°N 11.068333°E / 60.796739; 11.068333
LocationHamar Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitewww.kirken-hamar.no
History
StatusCathedral
Founded1866
Consecrated15 December 1866
Architecture
Functional statusActive
ArchitectHeinrich Ernst Schirmer
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1866 (1866)
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryHamar domprosti
ParishHamar
Clergy
BishopSolveig Fiske
DeanLeif Jørn Hvidsten
PastorPer Erik Stave Engdal
DeaconessSiv Leirvik-Engevik
Laity
OrganistNicholas Anthony Elliott
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84471

Hamar Cathedral (Norwegian: Hamar domkirke) is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Hamar within the Church of Norway. The cathedral is located in the town of Hamar which is in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is one of the churches for the Hamar parish which is part of the Hamar domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The whitewashed brick church was built in a long church design in 1866 using plans drawn up by the architect Heinrich Ernst Schirmer. The church seats about 380 people.