Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Copenhagen
Latin:Dioecesis Hafniae
Local:Bispedømmet København
Image Alt:St. Ansgar's Cathedral
Coat:Coat of arms of the Diocese of Copenhagen.svg
Coat Size:100px
Country:Denmark
Territory:All of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Metropolitan:Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Coordinates:55.6861°N 12.5922°W
Area Km2:2,220,093
Population: 5,707,749
Population As Of:2013
Catholics: 38,614
Catholics Percent: 0.7
Parishes: 47
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:April 29, 1953
Cathedral:St. Ansgar's Cathedral
Priests:78
Bishop:Czeslaw Kozon
Bishop Title:Bishop

The Diocese of Copenhagen is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church named after its episcopal see, the Danish national capital, Copenhagen and covers all Denmark. As in neighbouring provinces, none of the pre-Reformation bishoprics were re-established after Lutheranism became the new official state church in the 16th century). The diocese also covers two Danish overseas possessions, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is estimated that 36,000 (0.7%) out of the 5,516,597 inhabitants of the diocesan territory are Catholics.

The current bishop, appointed in 1995, is Czeslaw Kozon. His predecessor, bishop Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J., served in the position from 1965 to 1995, when he resigned the post. The principal church of the diocese is St. Ansgar's Cathedral.

The former Dioceses of Ribe and Odense were the former provincial dioceses, that have since been subsumed into the diocese of Copenhagen. The Diocese of Copenhagen is exempt immediately to the Holy See.

It was established on August 7, 1868 as the Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern Missions. In 1869, it was demoted as the Apostolic Prefecture of Denmark. On March 15, 1892, it was again promoted as the Vicariate Apostolic of Denmark. Only on April 29, 1953 it was promoted as the regular, post-missionary diocese of Copenhagen.

Bishops of the Diocese

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