Roman Catholic bishopric of Gardar

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The Roman Catholic bishopric of Gardar was a medieval diocesan see established in the Norse settlements of Greenland, serving as the center of ecclesiastical authority there under the Archdiocese of Nidaros.


Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic diocese
former diocese
medieval bishopric
church Roman Catholic Church
country Greenland
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of Nidaros
establishedBy Roman Catholic Church
establishedInCentury 12th century
function center of ecclesiastical authority in Norse Greenland
hasBishop Arnaldur
Henricus
Álfur
Álfus
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalRegion Norse Greenland
jurisdictionType diocesan see
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Eastern Settlement (Greenland)
Gardar
Norse settlements in Greenland
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Nidaros
partOf Archdiocese of Nidaros
rite Latin Rite
seeAlso Archdiocese of Nidaros
Greenland in the Middle Ages
Norse colonization of Greenland
status suppressed
successor Titular see of Gardar
territory Norse settlements in Greenland
underAuthorityOf Archbishop of Nidaros
Pope

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Greenlandic Norse
hadInstitution

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