Prelature of Tromsø

PRELATURE OF TROMSØ (Praelatura Territorialis Tromsoeanus)

Country : Norway
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1931 as Mission "Sui Iuris" of Northern Norway
Elevated in 1944 to Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Norway
Elevated in 1955 to Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Norway
Elevated to Territorial Prelature in 1979

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The arms were officially adopted on March 3, 2009.

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Arms of Bishops

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Giovanni Starcke (1931-1939)
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Johann Wember (1939-1976)
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João Batista Przyklenk (1976-1977)
Gerhard Ludwig Goebel (1979-2006)
Berislav Grgić (2006-present)

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