{{short description|Church in Trøndelag, Norway}} {{Infobox church |name = Froan Chapel |full_name = Froan kapell |former_name = |image = Froan kapell T350 01 0043.jpg |caption = View of the church |website = |coordinates = {{coord|63.9988523457|09.1727028787|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |location = Frøya Municipality, Trøndelag |country = Norway |churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran |denomination = Church of Norway |diocese = Nidaros bispedømme |deanery = Orkdal prosti |parish = Frøya |status = Parish church |functional_status = Active |founded = 1904 |consecrated = 1904 |completed = {{Start date and age|p=y|1904}} |closed = |events = |architect = Nils Ryjord |architectural_type = Long church |style = |materials = Wood |capacity = 180 |embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site |embed = yes |Type = Church |Status = Automatically protected |ID = 84201 }} }}
'''Froan Chapel''' ({{langx|no|Froan kapell}}) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Frøya Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the island of Sauøy in the Froan islands. It is one of several churches for the Frøya parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1904 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Ryjord. The church seats about 180 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Froan kapell |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/162000301 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen |accessdate=2018-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-02-18}}</ref>
==History== By the 1890s, the people of the Froan islands were requesting their own church. The nearest church was Sletta Church, about {{convert|30|km}} across the ocean which was a long journey. The small island of Sauøya, in the northeastern part of the archipelago, was chosen for the site of the new chapel. It was built in 1904 using plans by Nils Ryjord. The church was built to hold about 180 people because at the beginning of the 20th century, the islands were heavily populated. Originally, the chapel was scheduled to have five worship services each year. Confirmation instruction was held here beginning in 1906. By the start of the 21st century, the islands of Froan only have a few dozen residents, so the chapel is used less frequently.<ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Froan kapell |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/trondelag/froan-kapell/ |access-date=2021-07-09 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="kms">{{Cite web |title=Froan kirkested |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=84201 |access-date=2021-07-09 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
==Media gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="170px"> Froan kapell T350 01 0056.jpg Froan kapell T350 01 0039.jpg Froan kapell cropped.jpg Sauøya, Froan UBT-TO-080983 01 1.jpg </gallery>
==See also== *List of churches in Nidaros
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:Froan Category:Churches in Trøndelag Category:Long churches in Norway Category:Wooden churches in Norway Category:20th-century Church of Norway church buildings Category:Churches completed in 1904 Category:1904 establishments in Norway