Diocese of København

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DIOCESE OF KØBENHAVN (COPENHAGEN) (Dioecesis Hafniae)

Country : Denmark
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1868 as Apostolic Prefecture of Denmark
Elevated in 1892 to Apostolic Vicariate of Denmark
Elevated in 1953 to Diocese of Copenhagen

Arms (crest) of Diocese of København
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Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the arms of the medival diocese of Roskilde, but with the keys in the former changed into crosiers.

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