Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen

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Diocese of Copenhagen

Dioecesis Hafniae

Bispedømmet København
Bishop
Czeslaw Kozon
Website
katolsk.dk

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

See also

References

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