Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Germany

Apostolic Vicariate of
Northern Germany (1868–1930)
the Nordic Missions (1667–1868)

Vicariatus Apostolicus …
Germaniae Septentrionalis
Missionum Septentrionalium

Apostolisches Vikariat der Nordischen Missionen Deutschlands (1868–1930)
Apostolisches Vikariat der Nordischen Missionen (de)/ Det apostoliske vikariat i nord (no)
Location
Countryareas in today’s Germany (1868–1930)
areas in today’s Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Northern Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden (1669–1868)
Ecclesiastical provinceexempt
Statistics
Area18,947 km2 (7,315 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1900/1905)
1,944,861
57,320 (2.95%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 April 1667
renamed: 7 August 1868
dissolved: 13 August 1930
Current leadership
Apostolic Vicarlast: Hermann Wilhelm Berning [de]

The Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Germany (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Germaniae Septentrionalis), known for most of its existence as the Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern (or Nordic) Missions (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Missionum Septentrionalium), was a Catholic missionary jurisdiction established on 28 April 1667. It belonged to a vicar apostolic in predominantly Protestant Northern Europe.

On 7 August 1868, the occasion of completing separate jurisdictions for all of Scandinavia, the vicariate only continued to comprise small areas in Northern Germany and was thus renamed. With the integration of these areas into other Catholic dioceses, the vicariate ceased to exist on 13 August 1930.