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The Catholic Church established on 8 December 1855 a jurisdiction under the name Apostolic Prefecture of the North Pole (Praefectura Apostolica Poli Arctici) that included Iceland. Several years later, the two French priests Bernard Bernard (1821–1895) and Jean-Baptiste Baudoin (1831–1875) settled in Iceland in 1857 and 1858 respectively.
Reykjavík Cathedral (Icelandic: Dómkirkjan í Reykjavík) is a cathedral church in Reykjavík, Iceland, the seat of the Bishop of Iceland and mother church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, as well as the parish church of the old city centre and environs.
The only Catholic school in Iceland was located nearby on the same land. A big part of the furniture comes from the renowned Atelier J.W. Ramakers & Sons sculptors from Geleen, Holland. Ramakers delivered in 1928 the timpan, both the side altars, the St. Joseph altar in 1905 and the Maria altar in 1928, in 1929 the pulpit.
Location; Country Iceland Territory: Iceland: Ecclesiastical province: Directly subject to the Holy See: Statistics; Area: 103,000 km 2 (40,000 sq mi): Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2022)
Hallgrímskirkja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatl̥ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr̥ca], Church of Hallgrímur) is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland.At 74.5 metres (244 ft) tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. [1]
The following most recent heads of the Catholic Church in Iceland were bishops: Vicars Apostolic of Iceland. Martino Meulenberg S.M.M., June 12, 1923 - 1941 (died); Jóhannes Gunnarsson S.M.M., February 23, 1942 - 1967 (resigned); Bishops of Reykjavík. Hendrik Hubert Frehen S.M.M., October 18, 1968 - October 31, 1986 (died)