List of bishops of the Faroe Islands
Since the Christianization of the Faroe Islands around 1000, the islands have been under the Archbishop of Bremen . The diocese of Faroe Islands was established by 1100 at the latest . From 1104 it was suffragan of Lund and from 1152 of Nidaros (Trondheim) .
With the introduction of the Reformation in Denmark-Norway , the diocese became Lutheran . It was canceled as early as 1556 when the first Lutheran bishop Jens Riber moved to the bishopric of Stavanger. The Faroers now became the provost within the Bjørgvin diocese (Bergen) . When Norway separated from Denmark in 1814, the Faroe Islands became part of the church of the Diocese of Zealand and had belonged to the Diocese of Copenhagen since 1922 . In 1990 the Faroe Islands became an independent diocese again within the Danish People's Church , which as such only existed until 2007. Since then, the Faroese People's Church has existed , which is also headed by a bishop.
Roman Catholic bishops
- 1047-1067: Bernhard Sakseren
- last quarter of the 11th century: Ryngerus or Ragnar
- around 1100–1137: Gudmund
- 1138- : Orm
- –1157: Martin I.
- 1158–1162: vacant
- 1162-1174 - Roe
- -1212: Svend
- 1213-1214: Olav
- 1215 : vacant
- 1216-1237: Sverker
- –1243: Bergsven
- 1245? : Nicholas
- 1246-1257: Peter
- 1258-1260 / 61: vacant
- 1261 / 62-1268: Gaute
- 1269–1308: Erland
- 1309-1312: vacant
- 1313-1316: Lodin
- 1317-1319: vacant
- 1320- : Signar
- - : Gevard
- 1343-1348: Håvard
- 1349 : vacant
- 1350-1359: Arne I.
- 1359-1369: Arne II.
- - : Arnold
- 1381 : Rikard
- 1378–1389: Vilhelm Northbrigg (William Norbourgh)
- 1392 : Halgeir (-?)
- 1391-1408: Vikbold Verydema
- 1408–1430 / 31: Jon the German ( Johannes Teutonicus )
- 1432-1434: Severinus
- 1434 : Jon the Dominican
- 1434– : Jon Scheffckin
- 1441 / 42-1451: Hemming
- 1452-1453: vacant
- 1453– : Jon IV.
- - : Martin II.
- -1532: Kilianus
- 1532–1538: Ámundur Ólavsson (Amund)
Lutheran bishops
- 1540–1556: Jens Riber
- 1990-2007: Hans Jacob Joensen
- 2007– : Jógvan Fríðriksson
literature
- Muren og det færøske bispesæde i senmiddelalderen - Byggevirksomhed og økonomi by Andras Mortensen in: Nordisk Ruinseminar 2007
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From the Vikings to the Reformation. A Chronicle of the Faroe Islands up to 1538 by G. V. C. Young. Isle of Man: Shearwater Press, 1979. (in English)
- on page 59: Chapter 11: Religion — 1100 to 1538
- on page 126: Appendix 2: Ecclesiastical hierarchy of the Church in the Faroes prior to the Reformation.
- Við ókunnugum fólki til Kirkjubøar by Jóannes Patursson, 1933.
Individual evidence
- ↑ On page 15 in: Muren og det færøske bispesæde i senmiddelalderen– Byggevirksomhed og økonomi ( Memento of the original from 10 August 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , by Andras Mortensen in: Nordisk Ruinseminar Færøerne September 18-20, 2007, savn.fo
