Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Iceland | ![]() |
Date![]() | Change |
1056 | Diocese of Skálholt was established (became suffragan of Hamburg) |
1106 | Diocese of Hólar was established (from Diocese of Skálholt and became suffragan of Lund) |
1542 | Diocese of Skálholt was suppressed |
1550 | Diocese of Hólar was suppressed |
1855.12.08 | Apostolic Prefecture of North Pole was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Québec, Diocese of Saint-Boniface, Apostolic Vicariate of Nordic Missions and Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden) |
1866.03.20 | Apostolic Prefecture of North Pole was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of North Pole |
1869.08.17 | Apostolic Prefecture of North Pole was suppressed (to Diocese of Saint-Boniface, Diocese of Saint-Germain de Rimouski, Apostolic Vicariate of Athabaska Mackenzie, Apostolic Vicariate of Northern District of Scotland, Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden and Apostolic Prefecture of Denmark) |
1923.06.12 | Apostolic Prefecture of Islanda was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Denmark) |
1929 | Titular Episcopal See of Hólar was restored |
1929.06.06 | Apostolic Prefecture of Islanda was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Islanda |
1968 | Titular Episcopal See of Skálholt was restored |
1968.10.18 | Apostolic Vicariate of Islanda was promoted as Diocese of Reykjavík (without ecclesiastical province) |
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