Chronology of Catholic Dioceses:Norway

See a list of abbreviations used in this list. See also our listing of current ecclesial jurisdictions.

Regarding the post-reformation return of Catholicism:
1667
Calenberg, Göttingen and Grubenhagen (AV) - Germany
1669
Calenberg, Göttingen, Grubenhagen and Halberstadt (AV, new name, previously Calenberg, Göttingen and Grubenhagen) - Germany
1670
Vicariate of the Nordic Missions / Bremen, Magdeburg, the Magdeburg Lands, Altona, Glückstadt, Calenberg, Göttingen, Grubenhagen and Halberstadt (AV, new name, previously Calenberg, Göttingen, Grubenhagen and Halberstadt) - Germany
1781
Sweden (AP, detached from the Vicariate of the Nordic Missions AV) - Sweden
1783
Sweden (AV) - Sweden

1030-1031
Nidaros / Trondheim - Norway
1070~
Selja - Norway
1070-1095
Oslo - Norway
1080-1090
Bjørgvin / Bergen (new name, previously Selja, See transferred from there) - Norway
1125~
Stavanger (detached from Bjørgvin / Bergen) - Norway
1153
Nidaros (Metr.) - Norway
1153
Hamar - Norway
1537
Nidaros (Metr., vacant/extinct) - Norway
1537
Bergen (vacant/extinct) - Norway
1537
Hamar (vacant/extinct) - Norway
1537
Oslo (extinct) - Norway
1537
Stavanger (vacant/extinct) - Norway

1855
Arctic Pole (AP, detached from Sweden AV, and from Saint John's, Newfoundland) - Norway
1868
Norway (Mission "sui iuris", detached from Sweden AV, and from Arctic Pole AP) - Norway
1869
Norway (AP) - Norway
1892
Norway (AV) - Norway
1913
Norway and Spitzbergen (AV, new name, previously Norway AV) - Norway
1925
Norway (AV, new name, previously Norway and Spitzbergen AV) - Norway
1931
Oslo (AV, new name, previously Norway AV) - Norway
1931
Central Norway (Mission "sui iuris", detached from Norway) - Norway
1931
Northern Norway (Mission "sui iuris", detached from Norway) - Norway
1935
Central Norway (AP) - Norway
1944
Northern Norway (AP) - Norway
1953
Central Norway (AV) - Norway
1953
Oslo (D, previously AV) - Norway
1955
Northern Norway (AV) - Norway
1979
Tromsø (Prel., and new name, previously Northern Norway AV) - Norway
1979
Trondheim (Prel., and new name, previously Central Norway AV) - Norway
av Webmaster publisert 08.09.2004, sist endret 08.09.2004 - 12:10