Diocese of Aalborg
Diocese of Aalborg Aalborg Stift | |
|---|---|
 The Cathedral of the diocese. | |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2016) 526,255 |
| Members | 440,835 (83.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Cathedral | Saint Budolfi Cathedral of Aalborg |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Henning Toft Bro |
The Diocese of Aalborg is a diocese of the Church of Denmark.
History[]
The diocese was founded on September 29, 1554, during the Reformation. The bishop's seat was initially in Børglum Abbey (where the Catholic Bishops of Børglum had previously been seated) but was moved later in 1554 to Saint Budolfi Cathedral of Aalborg.
List of Bishops[]
- , 1554–1557
- , 1557–1587
- , 1587–1609
- , 1609–1642
- , 1642–1668
- , 1668–1672
- , 1672–1683
- , 1683–1693
- Jens Bircherod, 1693–1708
- , 1708–1735
- , 1735–1737
- , 1737–1778
- , 1778–1806
- , 1806–1827
- Vacant (1827–1833)
- , 1833–1851
- ,1851–1856
- Peter Kierkegaard, 1856–1876
- , 1875–1888
- , 1888–1900
- , 1900–1905
- Christian Møller, 1905–1915
- , 1915–1930
- , 1930–1940
- , 1940–1950
- Erik Jensen, 1950–1970
- , 1975–1991
- , 1991–2010
- Henning Toft Bro, 2010–present
Sources and external links[]
- Nicolai Jonge: Danmarksbeskrivelse, 1777 (in Danish)
- Website of the Diocese of Aalborg (in Danish)
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