Archdiocese of Nidaros

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The Archdiocese of Nidaros was a medieval Roman Catholic metropolitan see based in Trondheim, Norway, that served as the ecclesiastical center for much of Scandinavia and the North Atlantic islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic archdiocese
medieval ecclesiastical province
metropolitan see
cathedral Nidarosdomen
surface form: Nidaros Cathedral
cathedralCity Trondheim
surface form: Nidaros
church Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
country Kingdom of Norway
ecclesiasticalProvince Trøndelag County
surface form: Province of Nidaros
established 1152
establishedBy Pope Eugene III
firstArchbishop Jon Birgerson
formerName Archdiocese of Nidaros self-linksurface differs
surface form: Archdiocese of Trondhjem
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
importantShrine Stiklestad Church
surface form: Shrine of St. Olaf
jurisdictionType metropolitan archdiocese
locatedIn North Atlantic region
Scandinavia
metropolitanFor Diocese of Bergen
Diocese of Faroe
Diocese of Gardar
surface form: Diocese of Garðar

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamar (medieval)
surface form: Diocese of Hamar (medieval)

Diocese of Hólar
Diocese of Orkney
Diocese of Oslo
Diocese of Skálholt
Diocese of Sodor and Man
Diocese of Stavanger
Diocese of Sudreys
modernCityName Trondheim
patronSaint Saint Olaf
primaryLanguage Latin
regionServed Faroe Islands
Greenland
Hebrides
Iceland
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man

Norway
Orkney Islands
surface form: Orkney

Shetland
parts of Denmark
parts of Sweden
rite Latin Rite
seat Trondheim
secondaryLanguage Old Norse
successor Church of Norway
Diocese of Nidaros (Lutheran)
suppressed 1537
suppressedBy Protestant Reformation in Denmark–Norway
surface form: Danish–Norwegian Reformation

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Gardar underJurisdictionOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
Roman Catholic bishopric of Gardar partOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
Roman Catholic bishopric of Gardar metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Nidaros
Roman Catholic bishopric of Gardar underAuthorityOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Nidaros
Roman Catholic bishopric of Gardar seeAlso Archdiocese of Nidaros
Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim diocese Archdiocese of Nidaros
subject surface form: Nidaros Cathedral
this entity surface form: Diocese of Nidaros
Inderøy partOfDiocese Archdiocese of Nidaros
this entity surface form: Diocese of Nidaros
Trondheim isBishopricOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
this entity surface form: Diocese of Nidaros
Council of the Realm (Norway) hasPart Archdiocese of Nidaros
this entity surface form: archbishop of Nidaros
Christ Church, Bergen partOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
Archdiocese of Nidaros formerName Archdiocese of Nidaros self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Trondhjem
Bishop of Greenland partOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
this entity surface form: Ecclesiastical Province of Nidaros
Bishop of Greenland metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Gardar metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Gardar suffraganTo Archdiocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Gardar partOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
this entity surface form: Ecclesiastical province of Nidaros
Diocese of Gardar seeAlso Archdiocese of Nidaros