Diocese of Ribe
Diocese of Ribe Ribe Stift | |
|---|---|
 The Cathedral of the diocese. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2020) 355,839 |
| Members | 295,860 (83.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| Cathedral | Our Lady Cathedral of Ribe |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Elof Westergaard |
The Diocese of Ribe (Danish: Ribe Stift) is a diocese within the Church of Denmark. Ribe Cathedral serves as the central cathedral within the diocese. Since 2014, the bishop has been Elof Westergaard.[1][2]
The former Roman Catholic Diocese of Ribe was formed in 948 and oversaw much of southern Jutland. During the Protestant Reformation, the diocese converted to Lutheranism alongside the formation of the Church of Denmark.[3] Thus, the diocese in its current form was established in 1536.
As of 2020, the diocese oversees 219 individual churches in 200 sogns, which are divided among 8 deaneries. The diocese covers a region with a population of 355,839, of which 295,860 are members of the church.[4]
List of Bishops[]
- , 1537–1541
- Hans Tausen, 1541–1561
- , 1562–1569
- , 1569–1594
- , 1595–1614[5]
- , 1614–1629[6]
- , 1629–1634
- , 1635–1643
- , 1643–1650
- , 1650–1681
- Christen Jensen Lodberg, 1681–1693
- , 1693–1701
- , 1701–1712
- , 1712–1713
- , 1713–1731
- , 1731–1741
- Hans Adolph Brorson, 1741–1764
- , 1764–1773
- Eiler Eilersen Hagerup, 1773–1774
- , 1774–1786
- , 1786–1811
- , 1811–1818
- , 1819
- , 1819–1825
- , 1825–1831
- , 1831–1833
- , 1833–1849
- , 1850–1867[7]
- , 1867–1895[8]
- , 1895–1901
- , 1901–1922[9]
- , 1923–1930
- , 1930–1939
- , 1939–1949
- , 1949–1956
- , 1956–1980
- , 1980–1991
- , 1991–2003
- Elisabeth Dons Christensen, 2003–2014
- Elof Westergaard, 2014–present
References[]
- ^ "Lemviger ny biskop i Ribe". TV Midtvest (in Danish). 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ Andreasen, Stinne (1 June 2014). "Se billederne: Elof Westergaard blev bispeviet i Ribe". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Ribe Bispedømme/Stift". graenseforeningen.dk (in Danish). Grænseforeningen. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ "Om Ribe Stift". ribestift.dk (in Danish). Ribe Stift. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ Smith, S. Birket (1893). "Hegelund, Peder Jensen". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. VII: Hansen–Holmsted. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 211 – via Project Runeberg.
|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik (1893). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. VII: Hansen–Holmsted. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 323 – via Project Runeberg.
|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Strunk, Adolph (1865). Samlinger til en beskrivende Catalog over Portraiter af Danske, Norske og Holstenere (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz. p. 131 – via Project Runeberg.
- ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik (1887). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. I: Aaberg - Beaymelle. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 468 – via Project Runeberg.
|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Krak, Ove (1910). Kraks Blå Bog: Tre tusinde nulevende Danske mænd og Kvinders levnedsløb indtil aar 1910 (in Danish). Copenhagen. p. 232 – via Project Runeberg.
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