Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo
Diocese of Oslo
Dioecesis Osloënsis

Cathedral
Location
Country Norway
Metropolitan Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area 154,560 km2 (59,680 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
3,449,286
51,305 (1.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Sankt Olav domkirke, Oslo (Pro-Cathedral)
Current leadership
Bishop Bernt Ivar Eidsvig, C.R.S.A.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo (Latin: Osloënsis) is an exempt diocese located in the city of Oslo in Norway.

History

  • 1070?: Established as Diocese of Oslo
  • 1537: Suppressed
  • August 7, 1868: Restored as Mission “sui iuris” of Norway from the Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden
  • August 17, 1869: Promoted as the Apostolic Prefecture of Norway
  • March 11, 1892: Promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Norway
  • June 1, 1913: Renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Norway and Spitsbergen
  • December 15, 1925: Renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Norway
  • April 10, 1931: Renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Oslo
  • June 29, 1953: Promoted as Diocese of Oslo

Leadership

Unusually for a Scandinavian diocese, a majority of Oslo's bishops have actually been of the local ethnicity (in this case, Norwegian).

  • Bishops of Oslo (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Bernt Ivar Eidsvig, C.R.S.A.(July 29, 2005 – present)
    • Bishop Gerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC. (November 26, 1983 – July 29, 2005)
    • Bishop John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. (November 25, 1964 – November 2, 1983)
    • Bishop Jacques Mangers, S.M. (June 29, 1953 – November 25, 1964)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Oslo (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Jacques Mangers, S.M. (July 12, 1932 – June 29, 1953)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Norway (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Olaf Offerdahl (March 13, 1930 – October 7, 1930)
    • Fr. Olaf Offerdahl (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator October 11, 1928 – March 13, 1930)
    • Bishop Johannes Olav Smit (December 15, 1925 – October 11, 1928)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Norway and Spitsbergen (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Johannes Olav Smit (April 11, 1922 – December 25, 1925)
    • Bishop Johannes Olaf Fallize (later Archbishop) (June 1, 1913 – June 21, 1922)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Norway (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Johannes Olaf Fallize (later Archbishop) (March 11, 1892 – June 1, 1913)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Norway (Roman Rite)
    • Fr. Johannes Olaf Fallize (later Archbishop) (February 6, 1887 – March 11, 1892)

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