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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.
The Diocese of Reykjavík is a modern creation. The medieval church was represented by the sees of Skálholt (created 1056) and Hólar (1106), but these became Lutheran during the Reformation. (These two sees were amalgamated in 1801 into a single diocese under the Bishop of Iceland in the Lutheran Church of Iceland.) Iceland remained without ...
Landakotskirkja (transl. Landakot's Church), officially named Basilika Krists konungs (transl. The Basilica of Christ the King) and often referred to as Kristskirkja (transl. Christ's Church), is a Catholic basilica in the western part of the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík and is the cathedral of the Diocese of Reykjavík.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Religious affiliation in Iceland (2023) Church of Iceland (Lutheran) (58.61%) Free Lutheran Church in Reykjavík (2.57%) Free Lutheran Church in Hafnarfjörður (1.94%) Independent Lutheran Congregation (0.82%) Catholic Church (3.83%) Other Christian denominations (1.78%) Heathenism (1.5 ...
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Iceland: [1] Landakotskirkja ( Landakot's Church ), formally named Basilika Krists konungs (The Basilica of Christ the King) in Reykjavík References
The Norsemen who settled in Iceland from the end of the ninth century worshipped the Æsir (the Norse gods). The country converted about 999. The country converted about 999. In 1056, the country was given a bishop of its own, suffragan to the Archbishop of Hamburg , with his see at Skálholt , while in 1106 a bishopric was established at Hólar .
The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ()." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [2]
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