Defunct Dioceses Comprised in The Vicariate
On its establishment the Apostolic Vicariate comprised first only the Diocese of Minden. The other former Catholic dioceses followed at three later dates (given in the list). The date in the second column refers to the year, when last time a catholic bishop could effectively wield his pontificate, not an eventual later appointment or continued titulature in exile. Some last Catholic bishops (like in Minden and Verden) had already been preceded by Lutheran incumbents.
The list below records the bishoprics whose diocesan areas fell under the jurisdiction of the Nordic Missions (renamed into Nordic Missions of Northern Germany on 7 August 1868 on the occasion of completing separate jurisdictions for all of Scandinavia). The list shows when the various diocesan areas left the (and eventually returned to the) jurisdiction of the Nordic Missions, to which Roman Catholic jurisdictions the areas used to belong afterwards, and to which jurisdictions they belong today. Today the areas of some defunct dioceses are partitioned among several modern dioceses. By clicking on the buttons the list can be ordered along the categories given in each column. The list does not claim to record the correct affiliations for every area of the former dioceses.
| Diocese (D)/ Archdiocese (A) | Last Catholic episcopate ended in | Jurisdiction by Northern Missions | Later jurisdiction(s) |
Today's jurisdiction(s) | Pre-Reformation ecclesiastical province; remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minden (D) | 1648 | 1667–1709, and again 1780–1821 |
Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1780 | Paderborn (D/A ) since 1821 | Cologne !Minden was suffragan to Cologne (A) |
| Halberstadt (D) | 1552 | 1669–1709, and again 1780–1821 |
Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1780 Paderborn (D/A ) 1821–1994 |
Magdeburg (D) since 1994 | Mainz !Halberstadt was suffragan to Mainz (A) |
| Verden (D) | 1631 | 1669–1709, and again 1780–1821/24 |
Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1780 Paderborn (D/A ) 1821–1994 |
Hildesheim (D) since 1824 Magdeburg (D) since 1994 |
Mainz !Verden was suffragan to Mainz (A) |
| Bremen (A) | 1566 | 1670–1821/24, partially till 1868 and 1930 | Schleswig-Holstein (AP) 1868–1930 Osnabrück (D) 1930–1994 |
Hildesheim (D) since 1824 Osnabrück (D) since 1930 Münster (D) since 1821 Hamburg (A) since 1994 |
Bremen !Bremen's former diocesan area is partitioned between four dioceses |
| Lubeck !Lübeck (D) | 1561 | 1670–1930 | Osnabrück (D) 1930–1994 | Hamburg (A) since 1994 | Bremen Lubeck !Lübeck was suffragan to Bremen (A) |
| Ratzeburg (D) | 1554 | 1670–1930 | Osnabrück (D) 1930–1994 | Hamburg (A) since 1994 | Bremen Ratzeburg !Ratzeburg was suffragan to Bremen (A) |
| Schwerin (D) | 1533 | 1670–1930 | Osnabrück (D) 1930–1994 | Hamburg (A) since 1994 | Bremen Schwerin !Schwerin was suffragan to Bremen (A) |
| Magdeburg (A) | 1552 | 1670–1709, and again 1780–1821, Anhalt till 1825 |
Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1780 Paderborn (D/A ) 1821–1994 Anhalt (AV) 1825–1921 Paderborn (D/A ) 1921–1994 |
Magdeburg (D) since 1994 | Magdeburg !Magdeburg was reestablished as diocese in 1994 |
| Brandenburg (D) | 1539 | 1670–1709, and again 1780–1821 |
Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1780 Breslau's (D) Prince-Episcopal Delegation for Brandenburg and Pomerania 1821–1930 |
Berlin (D/A ) since 1930 | Magdeburg Brandenburg !Brandenburg was suffragan to Magdeburg (A) |
| Havelberg (D) | 1548 | 1670–1709, and again 1780–1821 |
Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1780 Breslau's (D) Prince-Episcopal Delegation for Brandenburg and Pomerania 1821–1930 |
Berlin (D/A ) since 1930 | Magdeburg Havelberg !Havelberg was suffragan to Magdeburg (A) |
| Lebus (D) | 1555 | 1670–1709, and again 1780–1821 |
Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1780 Breslau's (D) Prince-Episcopal Delegation for Brandenburg and Pomerania 1821–1930 Berlin (D) 1930–1951 Cammin, Lebus and Schneidemühl Prelature (AA) 1951–1972 |
Berlin (D/A ) since 1930 (Zielona Góra-)Gorzów (D) since 1972 |
Magdeburg Lebus !Lebus was suffragan to Magdeburg (A) |
| Merseburg (D) | 1544 | 1670–1709 | Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1743 Saxon Hereditary Lands (AV) 1743–1921 Saxon Hereditary Lands (AV) 1743–1821 Paderborn (D/A ) 1821–1994 |
Meissen !(Dresden-)Meissen (D) since 1921 Magdeburg (D) since 1994 |
Magdeburg Merseburg !Merseburg was suffragan to Magdeburg (A) |
| Naumburg (D) | 1564 | 1670–1709 | Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1743 Saxon Hereditary Lands (AV) 1743–1921 Saxon Hereditary Lands (AV) 1743–1821 Paderborn (D/A ) 1821–1994 |
Meissen !(Dresden-)Meissen (D) since 1921 Magdeburg (D) since 1994 |
Magdeburg Naumburg !Naumburg was suffragan to Magdeburg (A) |
| Cammin (D) | 1544 | 1688–1709, and again 1780–1821, M.-Strelitz till 1930 |
Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1780 Breslau's (D) Prince-Episcopal Delegation for Brandenburg and Pomerania 1821–1930 Berlin (D) 1930–1951 Cammin, Lebus and Schneidemühl Prelature (AA) 1951–1972 Osnabrück (D) 1930–1994 |
Berlin (D/A ) since 1930 Szczecin-Kamień (D/A ) since 1972 Koszalin-Kołobrzeg (D) since 1972 Hamburg (A) since 1994 |
Cammin was an exempt diocese since 1140 |
| Lund (A) | 1536 | 1688–1783, Bornholm till 1868 | Sweden (AV) 1783–1953 Denmark (AP) 1868–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1953 |
Stockholm (D) since 1953 Copenhagen (D) since 1953 |
Lund !Lund was suffragan to Bremen till 1104, then elevated to archdiocese |
| Aarhus (D) | 1536 | 1688–1868 | Denmark (AP) 1868–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1953 |
Copenhagen (D) since 1953 | Lund Aarhus !Aarhus was suffragan to Lund |
| Borglum !Børglum (D) | 1536 | 1688–1868 | Denmark (AP) 1868–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1953 |
Copenhagen (D) since 1953 | Lund Borglum !Børglum was suffragan to Lund |
| Odense (D) | 1529 | 1688–1868 | Denmark AP) 1868–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1953 |
Copenhagen (D) since 1953 | Lund Odense !Odense was suffragan to Lund |
| Ribe (D) | 1536 | 1688–1868 | Denmark (AP) 1868–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1953 |
Copenhagen (D) since 1953 | Lund Ribe !Ribe was suffragan to Lund |
| Roskilde (D) | 1529 | 1688–1868, Rügen only till 1821 | Denmark (AP) 1868–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1953 Breslau's (D) Prince-Episcopal Delegation for Brandenburg and Pomerania 1821–1930 |
Copenhagen (D) since 1953 Berlin (D/A ) since 1930 |
Lund Roskilde !Roskilde was suffragan to Lund |
| Schleswig (D) | 1542 | 1688–1868 | Schleswig-Holstein (AP) 1868–1920 Schleswig-Holstein (AP) 1920–1930 Osnabrück (D) 1930–1994 Denmark (AV) 1920–1953 |
Copenhagen (D) since 1953 Hamburg (A) since 1994 |
Lund Schleswig !Schleswig was suffragan to Lund |
| Viborg (D) | 1536 | 1688–1868 | Denmark (AP) 1868–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1953 |
Copenhagen (D) since 1953 | Lund Viborg !Viborg was suffragan to Lund |
| Meissen (D) | 1559/1581 | 1688–1709 | Meissen (AA) 1560–1567 Upper Lusatia (AP) 1567–1921 Upper and Lower Saxony (AV) 1709–1743 Saxon Hereditary Lands (AV) 1743–1921 Breslau (D/A ) 1821–1972 Görlitz (AA) 1972–1994 |
Meissen !(Dresden-)Meissen (D) since 1921 Görlitz (D) since 1994 |
Meissen was an exempt diocese (1399–1560), and since re-establishment in 1921, renamed to Dresden-Meissen in 1980, it is suffragan to Berlin (A) since 1994. |
| Trondheim (A) | 1546 | 1688–1834 | Sweden (AV) 1834–1855 North Pole (AP) 1855–1869 Sweden (AV) 1855–1868 Norway (AP) 1868–1892 Norway (AV) 1892–1931 Missionary District of Central Norway 1931–1935 Central Norway (AP) 1935–1953 Central Norway (AV) 1953–1979 Missionary District of Northern Norway 1931–1944 Northern Norway (AP) 1944–1955 Northern Norway (AV) 1955–1979 |
Trondheim (TP) since 1979 Tromsø (TP) since 1979 |
Trondheim !Originally called Nidaros, it was suffragan to Bremen till 1104, then of Lund, and elevated to archdiocese in 1152 |
| Bergen (D) | 1535 | 1688–1834 | Sweden (AV) 1834–1868 Norway (AP) 1868–1892 Norway (AV) 1892–1931 Oslo (AV) 1931–1953 |
Oslo (D) since 1953 | Trondheim Bergen !Bergen was suffragan to Trondheim |
| Faroe (D) | 1538 | 1688–1855 | North Pole (AP) 1855–1869 Denmark (AP) 1869–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1953 |
Copenhagen (D) since 1953 | Trondheim Faroe !Faroe diocese was suffragan to Trondheim |
| Garðar (D) | 1537 | 1688–1855 | North Pole (AP) 1855–1869 Denmark (AP) 1869–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1953 |
Copenhagen (D) since 1953 | Trondheim Gardar !Garðar was suffragan to Trondheim |
| Hamar (D) | 1537 | 1688–1834 | Sweden (AV) 1834–1868 Norway (AP) 1868–1892 Norway (AV) 1892–1931 Oslo (AV) 1931–1953 |
Oslo (D) since 1953 | Trondheim Hamar !Hamar was suffragan to Trondheim |
| Holar !Hólar (D) | 1550 | 1688–1855 | North Pole (AP) 1855–1869 Denmark (AP) 1869–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1923 Iceland (AP) 1923–1929 Iceland (AA) 1929–1968. |
Reykjavík (D) since 1968 | Trondheim Holar !Hólar was suffragan to Trondheim |
| Oslo (D) | 1537 | 1688–1834 | Sweden (AV) 1834–1868 Norway (AP) 1868–1892 Norway (AV) 1892–1931 Oslo (AV) 1931–1953 |
Oslo (D) since 1953 | Trondheim Oslo !Ancient Oslo was suffragan to Trondheim, modern Oslo is exempt |
| Skalholt !Skálholt (D) | 1541 | 1688–1855 | North Pole (AP) 1855–1869 Denmark (AP) 1869–1892 Denmark (AV) 1892–1923 Iceland (AP) 1923–1929 Iceland (AA) 1929–1968. |
Reykjavík (D) since 1968 | Trondheim Skalholt !Skálholt was suffragan to Trondheim |
| Stavanger (D) | 1537 | 1688–1834 | Sweden (AV) 1834–1868 Norway (AP) 1868–1892 Norway (AV) 1892–1931 Oslo (AV) 1931–1953 |
Oslo (D) since 1953 | Trondheim Stavanger !Stavanger was suffragan to Trondheim |
| Uppsala (A) | 1524 | 1688–1783 | Sweden (AV) 1783–1953 | Stockholm (D) since 1953 | Uppsala !Uppsala was suffragan to Lund till 1164, then elevated to archdiocese |
| Abo !Åbo (D) (Finnish: Turku) |
1550 | 1688–1783 | Sweden (AV) 1783–1809 Mohilev (A) 1809–1920 Finland (AV) 1920–1955 |
Helsinki (D) since 1955 | Uppsala Abo !Åbo was suffragan to Uppsala (A) |
| Linköping (D) | 1527 | 1688–1783 | Sweden (AV) 1783–1953 | Stockholm (D) since 1953 | Uppsala Linköping !Linköping was suffragan to Uppsala (A) |
| Skara (D) | 1521 | 1688–1783 | Sweden (AV) 1783–1953 | Stockholm (D) since 1953 | Uppsala Skara !Skara was suffragan to Uppsala (A) |
| Strangnas !Strängnäs (D) | 1536 | 1688–1783 | Sweden (AV) 1783–1953 | Stockholm (D) since 1953 | Uppsala Strangnas !Strängnäs was suffragan to Uppsala (A) |
| Vasteras !Västerås (D) | 1534 | 1688–1783 | Sweden (AV) 1783–1953 | Stockholm (D) since 1953 | Uppsala Vasteras !Västerås was suffragan to Uppsala (A) |
| Vaxjo !Växjö (D) | 1530 | 1688–1783 | Sweden (AV) 1783–1953 | Stockholm (D) since 1953 | Uppsala Vaxjo !Växjö was suffragan to Uppsala (A) |
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