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The history of Roman Catholic Church in the Faroe Islands goes back to the year 999, when king Olav Tryggvason of Norway sent Sigmundur Brestisson on a mission to the islands with several priests. The islands became an independent diocese in 1111, but were officially reformed in 1537 and the last Catholic bishop was executed in 1538. After 1538, the Catholic Church was only revived in 1931 as a part of the bishopric of Copenhagen. The state church is now the Protestant Faroese People's Church. Today there are about 150 Catholic believers from 23 nations living on the Faroe Islands.〔http://www.katolsk.fo/_sgg/m2m4_1.htm〕 Their center of worship is the ''Mariukirkjan'' (St Mary's Church) in Tórshavn. Although the Catholic presence is small, the Church has had a large impact through the St Frans school, run by the Franciscan Sisters since its establishment in 1933. ==Early history== Today, there is strong reason to believe that the first settlers on the Faroe Islands were Irish monks. They introduced sheep and oats to the Faroes. Latest archaeological excavations indicate that this could have been as early as in the 6th century. More information is available at (The Irish Connection ). In 999, the Norwegian king Olav Tryggvason sent the Viking chieftain Sigmundur Brestisson along with several priests to the Faroese in order to ''baptize the people and instruct them in the best of the Christian faith''. The teachings were Catholic, as Norway was at that time. In 1100, the Faroes were elevated to become the independent Faroese Diocese, and in the year 1111 the first Bishop took office in Kirkjubøur. During the next 400 years, 34 Catholic bishops resided in Kirkjubøur. The last bishop was Ámundur Ólavsson, who held his office until his death in 1538. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman Catholicism in the Faroe Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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