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• Ancient See of Bergen in Norway —     Ancient See of Bergen in Norway     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Bergen in Norway     (BERGA, BERGENSIS.)     The diocese included the Provinces of Nordre and Sondre Bergenhus, and the district of Sondmor in the Province of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient See of Stavanger —     Ancient See of Stavanger     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Stavanger     (STAVANGRIA; STAVANGRENSIS)     Located in Norway; included the Provinces of Stavanger, Lister and Mandal, and Nedenes. It was formed early in the twelfth… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient See of Roskilde in Denmark —     Ancient See of Roskilde in Denmark     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Roskilde in Denmark     (ROSCHILDIA, ROSKILDENSIS.)     Suffragan to Hamburg, about 991 1104, to Lund, 1104 1536. The diocese included the Danish Islands of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient See of Oslo in Norway —     Ancient See of Oslo in Norway     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Oslo in Norway     (ASLOIA, ASLOENSIS.)     Oslo occupied part of the site of Christiania (founded 1624). After the formation of the Diocese of Hamar in 1152, the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient See of Trondhjem —     Ancient See of Trondhjem     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Trondhjem     (NIDAROS).     In Norway it was the kings who introduced Christianity, which first became known to the people during their martial expeditions (Hergenröther,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient See of Viborg in Denmark —     Ancient See of Viborg in Denmark     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ancient See of Viborg in Denmark     (VIBERGAE, VIBERGENSIS.)     The ancient See of Viborg, in Denmark, comprised the Province of Viborg, the town of Aalborg, and the hundreds of …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Ancient Diocese of Bergen — For the contemporary Lutheran diocese, see Diocese of Bjørgvin. The Catholic Diocese of Bergen in Norway existed from the eleventh century to the Protestant Reformation (1537), and included the (modern) counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane… …   Wikipedia

• Ancient Diocese of Stavanger — The former Catholic Diocese of Stavanger, in Norway, included the Province of Stavanger, Province of Lister and Mandal, and Province of Nedenes. It existed from the beginning of the twelfth century to the Protestant Reformation.HistoryIt was… …   Wikipedia

• Ancient Diocese of the Faroe Islands — The former Catholic Diocese of the Faroe Islands existed from the eleventh century to the Protestant Reformation. The Faroe Islands are now included in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen. Contents 1 History 2 List of the Bishops of the… …   Wikipedia

• Ancient Diocese of Viborg — The former Roman Catholic diocese of Viborg, in Denmark existed from 1065 to the Protestant Reformation. It was created from the Diocese of Ribe.HistoryIr comprised the Province of Viborg, the town of Aalborg, and the hundreds of Fleskum, Hornum …   Wikipedia