Diocese of Lolland–Falster
Diocese of Lolland–Falster Lolland–Falster Stift | |
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Location | |
Country | Denmark |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | (as of 2016) 103,542 |
Members | 84,469 (81.2%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of Denmark |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Cathedral | Maribo Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Marianne Gaarden |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Lolland–Falster (Danish: Lolland–Falsters Stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. It comprises Lolland and Falster as well as a number of smaller islands in the south-eastern corner of Denmark. The diocese was disjoined from the Diocese of Funen in 1803 and is the smallest of the 10 dioceses within the Danish state church. The main church is Maribo Cathedral in Maribo but the bishop resides in Nykøbing Falster.[1]
Subdivisions[]
Since 1 January 2007, the diocese is divided into the following provostier:
- (Maribo Cathedral)
- (Western Lolland)
- (Eastern Lolland)
- (Falster)
Bishops of Lolland–Falster[]
- 1803–1805: Andreas Birch
- 1805–1831:
- 1831–1842:
- 1843–1845:
- 1845–1848:
- 1849–1854: Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1st term)
- 1854–1856:
- 1856–1871:
- 1871–1887: Ditlev Gothard Monrad (2nd term)
- 1887–1899:
- 1899–1903:
- 1903–1907:
- 1907–1923:
- 1923–1942:
- 1942–1950:
- 1950–1964:
- 1964–1969:
- 1969–1996:
- 1996–2005:
- 2005–2017: Steen Skovsgaard
- 2017–present: Marianne Gaarden
Stiftsamtmand office holders[]
- 1737–1763: (?)
- 1850–1885:
- 1885–1886:
- 1890–1903:
- 1903–1912:
- 1912–19??:
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Maribo" (in Danish). Dansk Center for Byhistorie. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
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Categories:
- Church of Denmark dioceses
- Falster
- Lolland