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Christianity was first brought to Greenland in AD 1000 by Norse settlers. It is not certain what happened to the Norse but they eventually disappeared, likely because of an increasingly harsh climate, decline in trade with mainland Europe, and possibly conflicts with native tribes. By the 18th century, the Norse returned.
Greenland was part of the "Apostolic Prefecture of the Arctic Pole" based in Norway from 1855 to 1868. Since that time, Greenland has been part of the Danish Catholic Church hierarchy, first the Apostolic Prefecture of Copenhagen, which was raised to a Vicariate Apostolic, and later a full Catholic Diocese. [ 3 ]
[34] [35] These changes were largely the result of the collapse of Communism and switching to Christianity in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries. [34] According to the 2021 Eurobarometer survey, Christianity was the largest religion in the European Union, accounting 66.1% of the EU population, [36] down from 72% in 2012. [37]
Greenland is a large, mostly arctic, and ice covered Island, in the Western Hemisphere, with a population of 56,789 people as of 2024. [1] There is no permanent Jewish population on the island, but there have been Jews who have lived there temporarily, like Danish Jewish soldiers, American Jewish soldiers, Israeli navy members, and members of the Israeli Air Force.
Germany - who infamously invaded most of Europe during World War II - is now seemingly warning President-elect Donald Trump against his suggested Greenland expansion (AP)
This is a demography of the population of Greenland including population density, ethnicity, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Population pyramid of Greenland was highly impacted by involuntary birth control program conducted by Danish authorities in the 1960s and 70s.
Religious buildings and structures in Greenland (1 C) Pages in category "Religion in Greenland" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Church of Greenland consists of a single diocese, which is part of the Danish church, but is moving towards full independence. [1] In this respect it is following the example of the Church of the Faroe Islands , which is also a single diocese, and achieved full independence from the Church of Denmark in July 2007.