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Luleå Cathedral
Luleå domkyrka
Lulea Kirche, modified.jpg
Luleå Cathedral
65°34′58″N 22°08′56″E / 65.58278°N 22.14889°E / 65.58278; 22.14889
Location Luleå
Country Sweden
Denomination Church of Sweden
Website svenskakyrkan.se/luleadomkyrko
History
Former name(s) Oscar Fredrik Church
Status Cathedral, Parish church
Consecrated 3 December 1893 (1893-12-03)
Architecture
Functional status Active
Style Gothic Revival
Specifications
Length 54 m (177 ft)
Width 35 m (115 ft)
Height about 60 m (200 ft)
Administration
Parish Luleå Cathedral Parish
Diocese Diocese of Luleå

Luleå Cathedral (Swedish: Luleå domkyrka) in Luleå, Sweden, serves the Diocese of Luleå and the local Church of Sweden parish, Luleå Cathedral Parish (Luleå domkyrkoförsamling).

History

There were a total of two churches built on the site of the current cathedral. In 1667 the original wooden church was demolished and a stone church was built instead. However, on 11 June 1887, the church burned to the ground. Two years later, the church council decided to rebuild the church and on 11 June 1889, the cornerstone was laid. The church was built on the designs of Adolf Emil Melander. It was consecrated on 3 December 1893, which was First Advent Sunday that year., The church was originally named Oscar Fredrik Church (Oscar Fredriks kyrka), after the King Oscar (Fredrik) II. It became a cathedral when the Diocese of Luleå was created in 1904.

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Interior of the Cathedral

Organ

The organ, which was inaugurated in 1987, is built by Grönlund organ builders in Gammelstaden. It weighs 25 tons and has 4595 pipes. The organ was expanded in 2010 with French-inspired En chamade. The facade was designed by Jan Boström in collaboration with the architect Bertil Fraklin.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Catedral de Luleå para niños

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