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List of bishops of Hólar

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List of bishops of Hólar
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The Diocese of Hólar is a suffragan diocese of the Church of Iceland. The Bishop of Hólar is one of two suffragan bishops to the Bishop of Iceland. The Diocese of Hólar existed between 1106 and 1801 when it was amalgamated into the Diocese of Iceland under the leadership of the Bishop of Iceland. In 1909, the diocese was revived as a titular see of the Church of Iceland.

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The following people were bishops of Hólar, Iceland:

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Roman Catholic

Former bishopric

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Lutheran

The Diocese was amalgamated in 1801 and now forms part of the Diocese of Reykjavik.

Suffragan bishopric

The see was discontinued from 1801 to 1909. It was revived in 1909 as a suffragan bishopric to the Bishop of Iceland,[1] with the bishop's cathedra in the traditional Hólar cathedral church. In 1990, fresh legislation increased the authority and responsibilities of the Bishop of Hólar as an assistant bishop in the Reykjavik diocese.[1]

  • 1909–1927: Geir Sæmundsson
  • 1928–1937: Hálfdán Guðjónsson
  • 1937–1959: Friðrik J. Rafnar
  • 1959–1969: Sigurður Stefánsson
  • 1969–1981: Pétur Sigurgeirsson
  • 1982–1991: Sigurður Guðmundsson
  • 1991–2002: Bolli Gústavsson
  • 2003–2012: Jón Aðalsteinn Baldvinsson
  • 2012–2022: Solveig Lára Guðmundsdóttir
  • 2022–present: Gísli Gunnarsson
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