Prelature of Trondheim

PRELATURE OF TRONDHEIM (Praelatura Territorialis Trudensis)

Country : Norway
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1944 as Apostolic Prefecture of Central Norway
Elevated in 1953 to Apostolic Vicariate of Central Norway
Elevated in 1979 to Territorial Prelature of Trondheim

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Origin/meaning

The axe is the attribute of St Olav, patron of Norway which is burried at the Trondheim Cathedral. The axe was already used by the former Archdiocese of Nidaros (Trondheim).

Arms of Ordinaries

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Cyprian Witte (1932-1945)
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Antonius Deutsch (1945-1953)
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Johannes Rüth (1953-1974)
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Gerhard Schwenzer (1975-1988)
Georg Müller (1997-2009)
Erik Varden (2019-present)

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