Diocese of Gardar

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The Diocese of Gardar was a medieval Roman Catholic bishopric established in Greenland to serve the Norse settlements there.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
former diocese
medieval bishopric
belongsTo Western Christianity
cathedralLocation Eastern Settlement, Greenland
surface form: Igaliku, Greenland
churchRite Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
country Kingdom of Norway
denomination Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
establishedIn 1124
12th century
firstBishop Arnaldur
foundedUnder Kingdom of Norway
governedBy Bishop of Gardar
hasArchaeologicalSiteAt Igaliku
hasCathedral Gardar Cathedral
hasType territorial diocese
historicalJurisdiction Church of Norway (medieval)
historicalRegion Norse Greenland
historicalReligion Christianity in Greenland
jurisdiction Diocese
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Eastern Settlement
Greenland
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Nidaros
namedAfter Gardar ruins
surface form: Gardar farmstead
partOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
surface form: Ecclesiastical province of Nidaros
region Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rite Roman Rite
seat Gardar
seeAlso Archdiocese of Nidaros
Eastern Settlement
Norse colonization of the North Atlantic
surface form: Norse colonization of Greenland
servedPopulation Norse Greenlanders
Norse settlers in Greenland
status defunct
successorJurisdiction Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen
Diocese of Reykjavík
surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Reykjavik
suffraganTo Archdiocese of Nidaros
suppressedIn 14th century
15th century
territory Norse settlements in Greenland
timePeriod Middle Ages
underAuthorityOf Holy See
Pope

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Gardar diocese Diocese of Gardar
Eastern Settlement hasNotableSite Diocese of Gardar
this entity surface form: Garðar episcopal see
Archdiocese of Nidaros metropolitanFor Diocese of Gardar
this entity surface form: Diocese of Garðar
Gardar ruins medievalDiocese Diocese of Gardar
Bishop of Greenland seeAlso Diocese of Gardar
cathedral of Gardar episcopalSeeOf Diocese of Gardar
subject surface form: Cathedral of Gardar
cathedral of Gardar diocese Diocese of Gardar
subject surface form: Cathedral of Gardar
Álfur diocese Diocese of Gardar
this entity surface form: Diocese of Garðar
Álfur jurisdiction Diocese of Gardar
this entity surface form: historic Diocese of Garðar
Álfur seeAlso Diocese of Gardar
this entity surface form: Diocese of Garðar
Henricus diocese Diocese of Gardar
Norse colonies in Greenland hasReligionInstitution Diocese of Gardar
this entity surface form: Diocese of Garðar
Arnaldur diocese Diocese of Gardar
this entity surface form: Diocese of Garðar
Arnaldur locatedInEcclesiasticalTerritory Diocese of Gardar
this entity surface form: Greenlandic diocese of Garðar