St. Ansgar's Cathedral | |
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55°41′10″N 12°35′33″E / 55.68611°N 12.59250°E | |
Location | Copenhagen |
Country | Denmark |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | sanktansgar.dk |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1840 |
Dedication | Saint Ansgar |
Consecrated | 1 November 1842 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Gustav Friedrich Hetsch |
Architectural type | Basilica |
Style | Neoclassicism |
Administration | |
Diocese | Copenhagen |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Czeslaw Kozon |
Saint Ansgar's Cathedral (Danish: Sankt Ansgars Kirke — Katolsk Domkirke) in Copenhagen, Denmark is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen, which encompasses all of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It was consecrated in 1842 and became a cathedral in 1941.[1]