| Fredrikstad Cathedral | |
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| Fredrikstad Domkirke | |
 Fredrikstad Cathedral | |
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| 59°12′34″N10°56′34″E / 59.2095°N 10.9429°E /59.2095; 10.9429 | |
| Location | Fredrikstad,Østfold county |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | www.fredrikstaddomkirke.no |
| History | |
| Former name | Fredrikstad Vestre Church |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect | Ferdinand Waldemar Lühr |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Borg |
Fredrikstad Cathedral (Norwegian:Fredrikstad Domkirke) is acathedral located in the west of the city ofFredrikstad inØstfold county,Norway. It is the episcopal seat of theDiocese of Borg of theChurch of Norway. The church was elevated to cathedral status in 1969 with the creation of the new Diocese of Borg. The cathedral has space for 1100 people.[1][2]
The church was originally designed by architectFerdinand Waldemar Lühr as aparish church. It was built between 1879 and 1880 in theGothic Revival style inbrick, with a floor plan in the form of aLatin cross. It has a single tower of 72 metres in height at the western end, which is part of the main façade. It was consecrated on 13 October 1880 when it was first known as Fredrikstad Vestre kirke ("Fredrikstad west church").[3][4]
The cathedral featuresstained glass in the choir byEmanuel Vigeland from 1916 to 1917, a painting byWilhelm Peters from 1897 and analtarpiece byWaldemar S. Dahl featuring theFour Evangelists,Moses andAaron and two angels. The church was restored between 1950 and 1954 under the direction of architectArnstein Arneberg. The pulpit and baptismal font date from the restoration and were carved by Anthon Røvik whose work is also featured inHamar Cathedral. The previous organ was built byRieger Orgelbau in 1878. The present organ was built byMarcussen & Søn and was installed during 1964. An Opus 57 choir organ from Ryde og Berg Orgelbyggeri was acquired in 2002.[5][6][7][8]
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