Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Norway |
Date | Change |
1030 | Diocese of Nidaros was established |
1060 | Diocese of Selja was established |
1070 | Diocese of Oslo was established |
1080 | Diocese of Selja was renamed as Diocese of Bjørgvin |
1125 | Diocese of Stavanger was established (from Diocese of Bjørgvin) |
1152 | Diocese of Hamar was established (from Diocese of Oslo) |
1153 | Diocese of Nidaros was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nidaros (with suffragan sees Bjørgvin, Fær Øer, Gardar, Hamar, Hólar, Kirkwall, Oslo, Skálholt and Stavanger) |
1537 | Diocese of Bjørgvin was suppressed |
1537 | Diocese of Oslo was suppressed |
1537 | Diocese of Stavanger was suppressed |
1538 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nidaros was suppressed |
1542 | Diocese of Hamar 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 |
1868.08.07 | Mission sui juris of Norway was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden and 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) |
1869.08.17 | Mission sui juris of Norway was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Norway |
1892.03.11 | Apostolic Prefecture of Norway was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Norway |
1913.06.01 | Apostolic Vicariate of Norway was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Norway and Spitzbergen |
1925.12.15 | Apostolic Vicariate of Norway and Spitzbergen was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Norway |
1930 | Titular Episcopal See of Selja was restored |
1931.04.07 | Mission sui juris of Central Norway was restored (from Apostolic Vicariate of Norway) |
1931.04.08 | Mission sui juris of Northern Norway was established (from Apostolic Vicariate of Norway) |
1931.04.10 | Apostolic Vicariate of Norway was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Oslo |
1935 | Mission sui juris of Central Norway was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Central Norway |
1944.03.10 | Mission sui juris of Northern Norway was promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Norway |
1953.02.04 | Apostolic Prefecture of Central Norway was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Norway |
1953.06.29 | Apostolic Vicariate of Oslo was promoted as Diocese of Oslo (without ecclesiastical province) |
1955.02.18 | Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Norway was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Norway |
1959.04.17 | Apostolic Exarchate of Deutschland und Skandinavien (Ukrainian Rite) was established |
1971 | Titular Episcopal See of Selja was renamed as Titular Episcopal See of Selia |
1979.03.28 | Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Norway was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Tromsø (without ecclesiastical province) |
1979.03.28 | Apostolic Vicariate of Central Norway was promoted as Territorial Prelature of Trondheim (without ecclesiastical province) |
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