San Pedro de Akureyri - The Church of Northern Iceland
The Catholic parish in northern Iceland is dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle. Its temple, a building of 1912 originally built as a house, was acquired by the diocese in 1952 and rebuilt as a church between 1998 and 2000; it belongs to the diocese of Reikiavik, the only Catholic headquarters in the country.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The building was born in 1912 as a private house; it retains an air so domestic that some visitors confuse it with a family home.
- It belongs to the diocese of Reikiavik, the only Catholic diocese in Iceland.
- The parish serves an immense territory: in addition to Akureyri, mass is held in Blönduós, Sauðárkrókur, Húsavík and Dalvík.
- The temple remains always open for private prayer.
San Pedro (Akureyri)
The church of St. Peter is the home of the Catholic community scattered in northern Iceland: a humble and constant presence of faith, with the Rosary among its devotions.
- St. Peter the Apostle, and St. Mary the Mother of the Church, pray for Iceland.
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