Diocese of Roskilde
Appearance
Diocese of Roskilde Roskildes Stift | |
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![]() Roskilde Cathedral, seat of the bishop. | |
Location | |
Country | Denmark |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | (as of 2016) 729,011 |
Members | 578,580 (79.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of Denmark |
Cathedral | Roskilde Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Peter Fischer-Møller |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Roskilde (Danish: Roskildes Stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. The seat of the Bishop is Roskilde Cathedral in Roskilde.
History
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The Diocese of Roskilde was formed in 1922 when the Diocese of Zealand was divided into the Diocese of Copenhagen and the Diocese of Roskilde.[1]
Bishops of Roskilde
- 1923–1934 Henry Fonnesbech-Wulff
- 1935–1953 Axel Rosendal
- 1953–1969 Gudmund Schiøler
- 1969–1980 Hans Kvist
- 1980–1997 Bertil Wiberg
- 1997–2008 Jan Lindhardt
- since 2008 Peter Fischer-Møller
See also
References
- ^ "Bispegården". dankinkbh.dk. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-04-28.