Hólar Cathedral

Hólar Cathedral
Hóladómkirkja
Hólar Cathedral
65°44′00″N 19°06′50″W / 65.733352°N 19.113875°W / 65.733352; -19.113875
LocationHólar
CountryIceland
DenominationChurch of Iceland
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
WebsiteCathedral Website
History
StatusActive
Founded1050
FounderOxi Hjaltason
Consecrated20 November 1763
Architecture
Functional statusCathedral church
Years built1757-1763
Groundbreaking1757
Specifications
Spire height27 m (88 ft 7 in)
Administration
DioceseHólar
Episcopal areaIceland
DeanerySkagafjörður
ParishHólar
Clergy
BishopGísli Gunnarsson
ProvostSigríður Gunnarsdóttir
PriestHalla Rut Stefánsdóttir
PastorSigríður Gunnarsdóttir
Laity
OrganistJóhann Bjarnason

Hólar Cathedral (Icelandic: Hóladómkirkja) is a Church of Iceland cathedral church located in Hólar, Iceland. It is the official church of the Bishop of Hólar, currently Gísli Gunnarsson.

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