Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen
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Diocese of Copenhagen Dioecesis Hafniae Bispedømmet København | ||
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Bishop Czeslaw Kozon | | |
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The Diocese of Copenhagen is a
Lutheranism became the new official state church in the 16th century). The diocese also covers two Danish overseas possessions, the Faroe Islands and Greenland
. It is estimated that 36,000 (0.7%) out of the 5,516,597 inhabitants of the diocesan territory are Catholics.
The current
S.J., served in the position from 1965 to 1995, when he resigned the post. The principal church of the diocese is St. Ansgar's Cathedral
.
The former
exempt immediately to the Holy See
.
It was established on August 7, 1868 as the
Apostolic Prefecture
of Denmark. On March 15, 1892, it was again promoted as the Vicariate Apostolic of Denmark. Only on April 29, 1953 it was promoted as the regular, post-missionary diocese of Copenhagen.
Bishops of the Diocese
- The Rev. Hermann Grüder (Prefect of Denmark: 1869–1883)
- The Most Rev. Johannes Von Euch (Prefect of Denmark: 1883–1894; Vicar Apostolic of Denmark: 1894–1922)
- The Most Rev. Josef Ludwig Brems, O.Praem(Vicar Apostolic of Denmark: 1922–1938)
- The Most Rev. O.S.B.(Vicar Apostolic of Denmark: 1939–1953; Bishop of Copenhagen: 1953–1964)
- The Most Rev. S.J.(Bishop of Copenhagen: 1965–1995)
- The Most Rev. Czeslaw Kozon (Bishop of Copenhagen: 1995–current)
See also
- Christ the King Church, Nuuk, Greenland
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Nordic Europe