Diocese of Trondheim
Truden(sis)
Territorial prelature immediately subject to the Holy See · Latin Church · Trondheim, Norway
Trondheim is a Catholic territorial prelature covering central Norway, erected on March 28, 1979, and immediately subject to the Holy See. It has been led by Bishop Erik Varden, a Trappist, since 2020.
The see
- Rank
- Territorial prelature immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1979
- Latin
- Truden(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Olav
- Annuario code
- 001000290
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 16,530
- Population
- 744,580
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 2.2%
- Priests
- 5
- Catholics per priest
- 3,306
- Extent
- 56,458 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.3
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
- Bishop
- 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
St. Olav's Cathedral, Trondheim stands in Trondheim, 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
A Latin Church jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Norway, the Territorial Prelature of Trondheim carried the name Apostolic Vicariate of Central Norway until March 1979. Its parishes are found in Trondheim, Kristiansund, Levanger, Molde, and Ålesund. Erik Varden was appointed bishop in 2019.
How to reach it
- Diocesan offices
- Sverres gate 1, N-7012 Trondheim, Norge
- Telephone
- 73.52.77.05
- mn@katolsk.no
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.