It is located in the town of Røros at the north end of the Røros churchyard (and the large Røros Church sits at the south end).

It is a chapel in the Røros parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

The stone chapel was built in a circular style inspired by the Goahti of the Sami people in 1962 using plans drawn up by the architect Erik Guldahl.

The church seats about 220 people.

It is called a gravkapell in Norwegian which translates to "grave chapel" meaning that it is primarily used for funerals and burials in the nearby cemetery.