Diocese of Tromsø
Tromsoean(us)
Territorial prelature immediately subject to the Holy See · Latin Church · Tromsø, Norway
Tromsø is a Catholic territorial prelature covering Norway north of the polar circle, erected on March 28, 1979, and immediately subject to the Holy See. The see has been vacant since August 2023, with Bishop Erik Varden serving as apostolic administrator.
The see
- Rank
- Territorial prelature immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1979
- Latin
- Tromsoean(us)
- Annuario code
- 001000289
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 7,172
- Population
- 477,398
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 1.5%
- Priests
- 11
- Catholics per priest
- 652
- Extent
- 173,968 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.0
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Erik Varden
- Born
- 13 May 1974
- Birthplace
- Sarpsborg
- Institute
- CISTERCENSI DELLA STRETTA OSSERVANZA (TRAPPISTI)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady, Tromsø stands in Tromsø, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Based in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, the Territorial Prelature of Tromsø (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Tromsoeanus) is a Catholic territorial prelature whose territory comprises 7 parishes, found in Tromsø, Bodø, Hammerfest, Harstad, Mosjøen, Narvik and Storfjord.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.