List of Roman Catholic Bishops of Norway

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Church province of Nidaros (1153-1387)

Mission Bishops

  1. Grimkjell
  2. Sigurd munk

Bishops and Archbishops in Nidaros (Trondheim)

Bishops in Nidaros (Trondheim)

  1. since 1015: Sigurd III.
  2. Grimkjell
  3. Jon
  4. Rudolf
  5. 1028-1030: Sigurd IV.
  6. Ragnar
  7. Kjetil
  8. Åsgaut
  9. Sigurd V.
  10. Tjodolf
  11. 1070: Sigurd VI. OSB
  12. 1080: Adalbrikt
  13. until 1139: Simon
  14. 1140: Ivar Kalfsson (Skrauthanske)
  15. 1140-1151: Reidar

Archbishops in Nidaros (Trondheim)

  1. 1152 / 53-1157: Jon Birgisson
  2. 1161–1188: Øystein Erlendsson
  3. 1189-1205: Eirik Ivarsson
  4. 1206–1214: Tore Gudmundsson
  5. 1215-1224: Guttorm
  6. 1225-1226: Peter Brynjulfsson
  7. 1227–1230: Gates Den Trøndske
  8. 1231-1252: Sigurd Eindridesson Tafse
  9. 1253-1254: Sørle
  10. 1255–1263: Einar Smjørbak Gunnarsson
  11. (1263–1265): Einar (rejected by the Pope in 1265)
  12. 1267: Håkon
  13. 1268-1282: Jon Raude
  14. 1288-1309: Jørund
  15. 1311–1332: Eiliv Arnesson korte
  16. 1333-1346: Pål Bårdsson
  17. 1346-1349: Arne Vade Einarsson
  18. 1350-1370: Olav
  19. 1371-1381: Trond Gardarsson
  20. 1382-1386: Nicolas Rusare Jacobsson
  21. 1387-1402: Vinald Henriksson
  22. 1404-1428: Eskill
  23. 1430-1450: Aslak Harniktsson Bolt
  24. 1452–1458: Henrik Kalteisen
  25. 1459-1474: Olav Trondsson
  26. 1475-1510: Gaute Ivarsson
  27. 1510–1522: Erik Axelsson Valkendorf
  28. 1523–1537: Olav Engelbrektsson (the last archbishop)

Bishops of Oslo

Until the Reformation

  1. Asgaut approx. 1070/92, previously mission bishop
  2. Thorolf
  3. Aslak
  4. Gerhard
  5. Koll Torkelsson ?? - 1122/33
  6. Peter
  7. Vilhelm
  8. Torsteinn 1157 / 61-1170
  9. Helge 1170-1190
  10. Nikolas Arnason 1190-1225
  11. Orm 1226-1244
  12. Torkell approx. 1247–1248.
  13. Håkon 1248–1267 (from 1267 Archbishop of Nidaros)
  14. Andres 1267-1287
  15. Eyvind 1288-1303
  16. Helge 1304-1322
  17. Salomon Toraldson 1322-1351
  18. Gyrd Aslason 1352-1354
  19. Sigfrid 1352–1358, Bishop of Stavanger from 1351
  20. Hallvard Bjørnarsson 1359-1370
  21. Jon 1373-1385
  22. Eystein Aslaksson 1386-1407
  23. Aslak Hartviktsson Bolt 1407, Bishop of Bergen from 1408
  24. Jakob Knutson 1407–1420, before that Bishop of Bergen
  25. Jens Jakobsson 1420-1452
  26. Gunnar Tjostulvsson Holk 1453-1483
  27. Nils Audensson calib 1483-1488
  28. Herlog Vigleiksson Korning 1489-1505
  29. Anders Mus 1506–1521 and 1524
  30. Hans Mule 1521-1524
  31. Hans Rev 1525–1537 - became Lutheran (Lutheran superintendent since 1540)

The Roman Catholic Church was initially banned in Norway after the Reformation.

19th century until today

The Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden was approved in Norway by royal resolution of March 6, 1843. August 7, 1868 it became the " Mission sui iuris Norway". On August 17th, 1869 an Apostolic Prefecture was established . On March 11, 1892, Oslo became part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Norway , until it became its own Apostolic Vicariate on April 10, 1931. On June 29, 1953, the Oslo bishopric was re-established.

  1. 1843–1868: Vicar and Bishop (1862) Laurentius J. Studach (Apostolic Vicariate Sweden)
  2. 1869–1887: Prefect Bernard Bernard
  3. 1887–1922: Prefect and Bishop (1892) Johannes Olaf Fallize .
  4. 1922–1928: Bishop Johannes Smit; Apostolic Administrator: Olav Offerdahl
  5. 1930: Bishop Olav Offerdahl
  6. 1930–1932: Apostolic Administrator: Henrik Irgens
  7. 1932–1964: Bishop Jacob Mangers
  8. 1964–1983: Bishop John Willem Gran
  9. 1983–2005: Bishop Gerhard Schwenzer
  10. since 2005: Bishop Bernt Eidsvig

Bishops of Hamar

  1. Arnald 1152– ??
  2. Orm
  3. Ragnar ?? - 1188/89
  4. Torir 1189 / 90-1196
  5. Ivar Skjalg 1196 / 97-1221
  6. Hallvard 1221-1231
  7. Pål 1232-1251
  8. Peter 1253-1260
  9. Gilbert 1260 / 63-1276
  10. Torfinn 1278-1285
  11. Jørund 1286–1287, from 1288 archbishop in Nidaros
  12. Torstein 1288-1304
  13. Ingjald 1305-1315
  14. Bottolf 1315-1320
  15. Hallvar Knivesson 1320-1349
  16. Olaf 1349-1350
  17. Håvard 1351-1363
  18. Magnus Slangestorp 1364-1380
  19. Olaf 1381, Bishop of Stavanger since 1381/82
  20. Sigurd 1383-1418 / 19
  21. Annbjørn Sunnulvsson 1420-1430
  22. Peder Boson 1433-1440
  23. Gunnar Thorgardsson 1442-1471
  24. Karl Sigurdsson 1476-1487
  25. Herman Trulsson 1488-1503
  26. Karl Jensson Skonk 1504-1512
  27. Mogens Lauritssøn 1513–1537 († 1542)

Bishops of Stavanger

  1. Reinald approx. 1112–1135 (hung in Bergen by Harald Gille)
  2. Jon Birgisson 1135–1152, from 1152 Archbishop of Nidaros
  3. Peter 1152– ??
  4. Amund ?? - 1171 († 1183)
  5. Eirik Ivarsson 1171–1188, from 1188 Archbishop of Nidaros
  6. Njål 1189 / 90-1207
  7. Henrik 1207-1224
  8. Åskjell Jonsson 1226-1254
  9. Torgils 1255-1276
  10. Arne 1277-1303
  11. Ketil 1304-1317
  12. Håkon Halldorsson 1318-1322
  13. Eirik Ogmundsson 1322-1342
  14. Guttorm Pålsson 1343-1350
  15. Sigfrid 1351–1352, from 1352 bishop in Oslo.
  16. Gyrd Aslason 1354–1355, previously bishop in Oslo
  17. Bottolf Asbjørnsson 1355-1380
  18. Hallgeirr Osmundsson 1380/81, driven out by the successor
  19. Olaf 1381 / 82–1398 / 1400, previously Bishop of Hamar
  20. Håkon Ivarsson 1400–1426, resigned
  21. Audun Eyvindsson 1427-1445
  22. Gunnar Eriksson 1445-1451 / 53
  23. Sigurd Bjørnsson 1454-1463
  24. Alv Thorgardsson 1464-1478
  25. Eiliv Jonsson 1481-1512
  26. Höskuld Höskuldsson 1513–1537

Bishops of Selja and Bergen

  1. Bjarnvard (Bernhard der Sachse), Bishop of Selja , previously 1047-1067 mission bishop in Iceland
  2. Svein, Bishop of Selja
  3. Magne, Bishop of Selja
  4. Ottar, Bishop of Selja
  5. Sigurd, Bishop of Selja
  6. Pål, Bishop of Selja 1156 / 7–1170, was expelled from the bishopric in 1160.
  7. Nikolas Petersson, first bishop of Selja, later bishop of Bergen approx. 1160–1194. Formally moved the bishopric to Bergen in 1170.
  8. Martin 1194-1216
  9. Håvard 1217-1224
  10. Arne 1226-1256
  11. Peter 1257–1270, previously bishop of the Faroe Islands from 1246–1257
  12. Askatin (1270 – before 1278)
  13. Narve 1278-1304
  14. Arne Sigurdsson 1305-1314
  15. Audfinn Sigurdsson 1314-1330
  16. (John mentioned in Avignon in 1336 )
  17. Håkon Erlingsson 1332-1342
  18. Torstein Eiriksson 1343-1349
  19. Gisbrikt Erlendsson 1350-1369
  20. Benedikt Ringstad 1370-1371
  21. Jakob Jensson 1372–1401 († 1409)
  22. Jakob Knutsson 1401-1407
  23. Aslak Hartviktsson Bolt 1408–1428, previously bishop in Oslo, then archbishop in Nidaros
  24. Arend Klementssøn 1430 / 31-1434
  25. Olav Nilsson 1434-1436
  26. Olav Hartviktson 1438 / 40-1448
  27. Thorleiv Olavsson 1450–1455 (murdered), previously Bishop of Viborg 1448–1450
  28. Paulus Justiniani 1457–1460, Italian, later bishop in Noli († 1485)
  29. Finnboge Niklasson 1461-1474.
  30. Hans Teiste 1474–1506
  31. Andor Ketilsson 1507-1522
  32. Olav Thorkelsson 1524-1535