Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Tromsø
Territorial Prelature of Tromsø Territorialis Praelatura Tromsoeanus | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Norway |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 467,702 1,775 (0.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Vår Frue Kirke, Tromsø (Pro-Cathedral)  |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Berislav Grgić |
The Territorial Prelature of Tromsø (Latin: Territorialis Praelatura Tromsoean(us)) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Tromsø in Norway.
History
- April 8, 1931: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Northern Norway from the Apostolic Vicariate of Norway
- March 10, 1944: Promoted as the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Norway
- February 18, 1955: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Norway
- March 28, 1979: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Tromsø
Leadership
- Prelates of Tromsø (Roman rite)
- Bishop Berislav Grgić (December 18, 2008 - )
- Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Goebel, M.S.F. (March 29, 1979 – November 4, 2006)
- Vicars Apostolic of Northern Norway (Roman Rite)
- Bishop João Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F. (March 1, 1976 – February 19, 1977)
- Bishop Johann Wember, M.S.F. (February 18, 1955 – 1976)
- Prefects Apostolic of Northern Norway (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Johann Wember, M.S.F. (later Bishop) (March 10, 1944 – February 18, 1955)
- Ecclesiastical Superiors of Northern Norway (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Johann Wember, M.S.F. (later Bishop) (November 17, 1939 – March 10, 1944)
- Fr. Giovanni Starcke, M.S.F. (December 5, 1931 – 1939)
References
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