Diocese of Reval

Location of the diocese in the Teutonic Order

The Diocese of Reval was founded in Livonia in 1219 by the Danish King Waldemar II . The diocese was subordinate to the Archbishop of Lund and included northern Estonia .

The Bishop of Reval did not have any secular rule, but from 1521 he was imperial prince . In 1561 the Reformation was introduced and the diocese dissolved.

During the time of Swedish rule, the diocese was rebuilt in 1638 as the diocese of the Church of Sweden and existed until the Russian conquest in 1710.

See also

• List of the bishops of Reval
• Apostolic Administration of Estonia
• Livonia

literature

• Gerhard Köbler : Historical lexicon of the German countries. The German territories from the Middle Ages to the present. 7th, completely revised edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1 .