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The Nordic Catholic Church (NCC; Norwegian: den nordisk-katolske kirke), formerly known as the Lutheran Free Synod of Norway, [1] is an Old Catholic church body based in Norway, [2] of high church Lutheran patrimony. [3] [4] The church is a member of the Union of Scranton. [4]
The Catholic Church in the Nordic countries was the only Christian church in that region before the Reformation in the 16th century. Since then, Scandinavia has been a mostly non- Catholic ( Lutheran ) region and the position of Nordic Catholics for many centuries after the Reformation was very difficult due to legislation outlawing Catholicism .
The Catholic Church per se, however, was not allowed to operate in Norway between 1537 and 1843, and throughout most of this period, Catholic priests faced execution. [ citation needed ] In 1582, the scattered Catholics in Norway and elsewhere in Northern Europe were placed under the jurisdiction of a papal nuncio in Cologne , however, with ...
In Norway the issue has resulted in the establishment of the Nordic Catholic Church. In Germany, on the other hand, the primary issue has been the lack of historical episcopate and apostolic succession. Nevertheless, the Catholic movement has influenced whole church bodies, and in some cases has developed liberal expressions.
The Catholic Church in Nordic Europe has 5 dioceses and two territorial prelatures. All of these territories are immediately subject to the Holy See , with no intermediating archdiocese . The area of the Nordic Bishops' Conference holds almost 250,000 Catholics in 2023.
The Nordic Bishops' Conference (Latin: Conferentia Episcopalis Scandiæ) is an episcopal conference of Roman Catholic bishops covering the Nordic countries of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. In 2023, it has 8 members who represent all five Catholic dioceses and all two territorial prelatures in the Nordic countries. [1]
The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ()." [2] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [2]
Initially, the reestablished Catholic Church in Denmark was within the Nordic vicariate, overseen by the bishop of Osnabrück. In 1868, Denmark was elevated to an independent apostolic prefecture and the parish priest of St. Ansgar's Cathedral , Hermann Grüder (1828–1883) was appointed as prefect by the Vatican .
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