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Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Germany (1868–1930) the Nordic Missions (1667–1868) Vicariatus Apostolicus … Germaniae Septentrionalis Missionum Septentrionalium | |
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| Location | |
| Country | areas in today’s Germany (1868–1930) areas in today’s Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Northern Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden (1669–1868) |
| Ecclesiastical province | exempt |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,947 km2 (7,315 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1900/1905) 1,944,861 57,320 (2.95%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 April 1667 renamed: 7 August 1868 dissolved: 13 August 1930 |
| Current leadership | |
| Apostolic Vicar | last: Hermann Wilhelm Berning |
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.