List of the bishops of Greenland

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The following people were bishops of Greenland with their seat at the Cathedral of Garðar ( Gardar , Latin Gard (ar) en or Graden):

  • 1056 Ísleifur Gissurarson (also Bishop of Iceland )
  • 1112–? Eirikur Gnúpsson (Eirik Gnuppson) (lost in 1122, possibly on the east coast of America, the " Vinland " discovered by the Vikings )
  • 1124–1152 Arnaldr (afterwards Bishop of Hamar )
  • 1152–1188 Jon Knutr (Johannes Kukus)
  • 1188–1209 Jón Smyrill (Jon smyrill Sverrifostri)
  • 1212-1230 Helgi (us) Augmundi
  • 1239-1240 Nicolaus
  • 1247–1280 Olaf (Olaus)
  • 1289–1314 Thord (Theodorus Bokki)
  • 1343 Arni (us)
  • 1343-1358 Jon (Johannes) Skalle
  • 1368 Alf (us)
  • 1386 Heinricus (afterwards Bishop of Orkney )
    • Georgius
  • 1389 Petrus Staras ( OM )
  • 1394 Johannes von Pentlar (previously Bishop of Orkney)
  • 1401 Berthold (us) ( OM )
  • Eskillus
  • 1411 Jacobus' stairs alias Petri ( OM )
  • 1425 Robertus Ryngman ( OM )
  • 1530 Vincentius
  • 1534 Ögmundur Pálsson

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  • Konrad Eubel : Hierarchia catholica medii aevi… from anno 1198 usque ad annum 1431 perducta , 2nd edition, Volume I, Münster 1913, p. 260 (for the period 1212–1425).

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