Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo is an exempt
diocese
located in the city of Oslo
in Norway
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Exemption (church)
In the Roman Catholic Church, exemption is the whole or partial release of an ecclesiastical person, corporation, or institution from the authority of the ecclesiastical superior next higher in rank....
diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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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 VicariateApostolic vicariateAn apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
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).- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Oslo (Roman rite)- Bishop Bernt Ivar EidsvigBernt Ivar EidsvigBernt Ivar Eidsvig is the Catholic Bishop of Oslo and functioning apostolic administrator of Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim. He was appointed on 11 July 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI, which was announced on 29 July, the feast of St. Olav. Eidsvig took office in St...
, 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)
- Bishop Bernt Ivar Eidsvig
- 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 OfferdahlOlaf OfferdahlOlav Offer Dahl was apostolic administrator for Norway from 1928 to March 1930, then apostolic vicar until his death....
(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)
- Bishop Olaf Offerdahl
- 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)