Christ the King Parish
Parish Priest: Rev. Patrick Breen. Hávallagata 16, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Phone 552 5388 and 848-2655. Fax 562-3878. E-mail serapatrick@catholica.is
Assistant Priest: Rev. Hubertus Oremus C.M. Hávallagata 16, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Phone 552 5619.
Assistant Priest: Rev. Jakub Budkiewicz. Hávallagata 16, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Phone 552 5388.
St. Margaret Sisters. Öldugata 15, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Phone 552-5344.
Chapel in Stykkishólmur.
Rev. Edward Booth OP. Austurgata 7, 340 Stykkishólmur, Iceland.
Phone 438 1127. Fax 438 1628.
www.simnet.is/e.booth
seraedward@catholica.is
St. Fransiskusystur. Austurgata 7, 340 Stykkishólmur, Iceland.
Phone 433 2122. Fax 438 1696.
Chapel in Ísafirði.
Rev. Piotr Gardon SChr.
Mjallargata 9, 400 Ísafjörður, Iceland.
Phone and fax 456-3804. Mobile phone 844 1763. E-mail serapiotr@catholica.is
Christ the King Parish
- Túngata, 101 Reykjavík:
Sunday 10:30. Also 18:00 in English.
Saturday 18:00.
Monday to Friday 18:00.
The Cathedral is open everyday from 8:00 - 18:30.
Polish Mass every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the Month at 15:00.Confessions then 30 minutes before the Mass.
The Catholic Bookshop in Landakot
is open after the 10:30 Mass on Sundays.
Dimanche: 10:30 h., 18:00 h. en anglais.
Du lundi au vendredi: 18:00 h.
Samedi: 18:00 h.
Messe dominicale du samedi soir:
18:00 h.
Die Normalzeit der Heiligen Messen
in der Kathedralkirche Christus König,
Túngata, Reykjavík:
Von Montag bis Freitag - 18 Uhr.
Am Samstag -18 Uhr.
Am Sonntag - 10:30 und in der englischen sprache um 18 Uhr.
Während des ganzen Tages ist die Kathedralkirche geöffnet.
De normale tijd voor de Heilige Missen
in de Kathedraal Christus Koning,
Túngata, Reykjavík:
Van Maandag tot Vrijdag - om 18 uur.
Op Zaterdag - om 18 uur.
Op Zondag - om 10:30 uur. Om 18 uur geschiedt de Hl. Mis in het engels.
De Kathedraal is gedurende de hele dag
geopend.
Stykkishólmur
- Austurgata 7
Chapel of
Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow
Sundays 10:00.
Saturday 18:30.
Monday to Friday 07:30.
Ísafjörður
- Mjallargata 9
Ísafjörður Polish Mass on Sundays at 11:00.
Confessions at 10:30.
Ísafjörður - First Fridays - confessions at 18:00 and Mass at 19:00 with Eucharistic Adoration.
Flateyri - English Mass on 2nd Fridays at 18:00.
Suðureyri - Polish Mass on 4th Sunday of the month at 18:00.
Bolungarvík - Polish Mass on 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 17:00.
The cathedral was consecrated on the 23rd July 1929 by
Pope Pius XIs special envoy, Cardinal van Rossum. The Church is
dedicated to Jesus Christ, eternal God and King and bears the name
CHRIST THE KING in honour of Christs Lordship of the Universe. This
feast was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925. The church is under the
protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God, Saint Joseph,
Saint Thorlac and Jón Ögmundarson. The three bells are
dedicated to
Christ the King, Our Lady and Saint Joseph.
Pope Pius XI gave several gifts to the cathedral, including
the
statue of Christ standing on the world, which is located above the high
altar. This statue is carved from cedar and is unique because the
artist, named Campanya from Barcelona, gave instructions that no copies
were to be made.
In the aisle on the left hand side as one enters the nave, can
be seen a statue of the patron saint of Iceland, St. Thorlac, 1133 -
1193. He was canonized locally in 1198. On the 14th of January 1984,
Pope John Paul II declared Thorlac to be Icelands patron. This statue
was blessed on the 20th of July 1995, which is his summer feast day. On
this date in 1198 his relics were enshrined in the cathedral at
Skáholt. The shrine was destroyed during the Reformation. He is
honoured both on the 20th of July and the 23rd of December.
The Stations of the Cross were given to the church in 1976 by
Dr. Rudolf Graber, bishop of Regensburg, Germany. They were painted in
Bavaria about 100 years ago.
On the left of the sanctuary can be seen an Icelandic medieval
wooden statue of the Holy Mother and Child. It is believed to be from
the 14th century and was donated to the Catholic Church in 1926. When
Pope John Paul II visited Iceland in 1989, he crowned the statue.
All the three altars in the cathedral had been in the old
church which was dedicated in 1897. The crucifix and the bishops chair
were carved by the Icelandic artist Ríkhardur Jónsson.
Outside the cathedral is a bust of Bishop Meulenberg, 1872 - 1941, who was responsible for the building of the cathedral.
On the left hand side, as one approaches the Cathedral, can be seen a monument to the work of the Order of Saint Joseph's Sisters of Chambéry, for the Sick and Children, in Iceland. It was unveiled on the 17 September 2000. The title is "Köllun" which can be translated as "Calling"or "Vocation". The Saint Joseph Sisters ran schools and hospitals. They worked in Iceland for over a hundred years, but they finally left Iceland in 2001.
