Territorial Prelature of Tromsø
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The Territorial Prelature of Tromsø is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Tromsø
in Norway.
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
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 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 Northern Norway - March 28, 1979: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Tromsø
Leadership
- Prelates of Tromsø
- Bishop Berislav Grgić (December 18, 2008 - )
- Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Goebel, M.S.F. (March 29, 1979 – November 4, 2006)
- Vicars Apostolic of Northern Norway
- 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
- Fr. Johann Wember, M.S.F. (later Bishop) (March 10, 1944 – February 18, 1955)
- Ecclesiastical Superiors of Northern Norway
- Fr. Johann Wember, M.S.F. (later Bishop) (November 17, 1939 – March 10, 1944)
- Fr. Giovanni Starcke, M.S.F. (December 5, 1931 – 1939)