Territorial prelature immediately subject to the Holy See Tromsø, Norway
Diocese of Tromsø
Tromsoean(us)
Latin Church
Tromsø is a Catholic territorial prelature covering Norway north of the polar circle, erected on March 28, 1979, and immediately subject to the Holy See. The see has been vacant since August 2023, with Bishop Erik Varden serving as apostolic administrator.
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- Established
- 1979
- Catholics
- 7,172
- Priests
- 11
- Territory
- 173,968 km²
Parishes and churches
8 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Vår FrueTromsø · CathedralView parish
- Den Hellige FamiliesStamsundView parish
- Den Hellige ÅndsMosjøenView parish
- Kristus KongeNarvikView parish
- St. EysteinsBodøView parish
- St. MikaelHammerfestView parish
- St. SunnivaHarstadView parish
- Totus TuusTromsøView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Apostolic Administrator
- Erik Varden
- Born
- 13 May 1974
- Birthplace
- Sarpsborg
- Institute
- CISTERCENSI DELLA STRETTA OSSERVANZA (TRAPPISTI)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady, Tromsø stands in Tromsø, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Based in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, the Territorial Prelature of Tromsø (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Tromsoeanus) is a Catholic territorial prelature whose territory comprises 7 parishes, found in Tromsø, Bodø, Hammerfest, Harstad, Mosjøen, Narvik and Storfjord.