The Diocese of Viborg is a diocese within the Church of Denmark, covering the western part of central Jutland. Viborg Cathedral in the city of Viborg serves as the seat of the diocese's bishop. The diocese has the highest ratio of church members in Denmark, about 85%.
diocese, viborg, medieval, catholic, diocese, ancient, diocese, within, church, denmark, covering, western, part, central, jutland, viborg, cathedral, city, viborg, serves, seat, diocese, bishop, diocese, highest, ratio, church, members, denmark, about, viborg. For the medieval Catholic diocese see Ancient Diocese of Viborg The Diocese of Viborg is a diocese within the Church of Denmark covering the western part of central Jutland Viborg Cathedral in the city of Viborg serves as the seat of the diocese s bishop The diocese has the highest ratio of church members in Denmark about 85 Diocese of ViborgViborg StiftThe Cathedral of the diocese Coat of armsLocationCountryDenmarkStatisticsPopulation Total as of 2016 417 630Members355 691 85 2 InformationDenominationChurch of DenmarkSui iuris churchLatin ChurchCathedralViborg CathedralCurrent leadershipBishopHenrik StubkjaerDanish dioceses in the Middle AgesList of Bishops EditJacob Schoning 1537 1549 Kjeld Juel 1549 1571 Peder Thogersen 1571 1595 Vacant 1595 1617 Hans Iversen Wandal 1617 1641 Vacant 1641 1661 Peder Villadsen 1661 1673 Soren Glud 1673 1693 Henrik Gerner 1693 1700 Bartholomaeus Deichman 1700 1713 Caspar Wildhagen 1713 1720 Soren Lintrup 1720 1725 Johannes Trellund 1725 1735 Andreas Woldike 1735 1770 Christian Michael Rottboll 1770 1780 Peder Tetens 1781 1805 Jens Bloch 1805 1830 Nicolaj Esmark Ollgaard 1830 1854 Otto Laub 1854 1878 Jorgen Swane 1878 1901 Alfred Sveistrup Poulsen 1901 1921 Johannes Gotzche 1921 1936 Axel Malmstrom 1936 1951 Christian Baun 1951 1968 Johannes W Jacobsen 1968 1985 Georg S Geil 1985 1996 Karsten Nissen 1996 2014 Henrik Stubkjaer 2014 presentSee also EditAncient Diocese of Viborg St Peter s Priory GrinderslevReferences Edit This article about an organization in Denmark is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article relating to Lutheranism is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diocese of Viborg amp oldid 1119319803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
