Diocese of Aarhus

For the medieval Catholic diocese, see Ancient See of Aarhus.

Diocese of Aarhus Århus Stift
The Cathedral of the diocese.
Location
Country	Denmark
Information
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Cathedral	Saint Clement Cathedral of Aarhus
Current leadership
Bishop	Kjeld Holm

The Diocese of Aarhus (Danish: Århus Stift) is one of 10 diocese in the Church of Denmark, with headquarters in the city of Aarhus. The diocese covers a large district of northeast Jutland.

History

The diocese dates back to at least 948, when the bishop of Aarhus was attending the synod of Ingelheim in Germany, as noted by Adam of Bremen. The bishopric was abolished in 988 but revoked in 1070, when construction of the first cathedral of Sct. Nikolais Church begun. The church was situated where Church of Our Lady (Aarhus) resides today.

In present times, the diocese comprise 14 deaneries, of which only four covers the extent of Aarhus city itself.

List of Bishops

Denmark and Norway went through a Protestant reform in 1537, when the catholic bishops was arrested and replaced by Lutheran clerics. Denmark and Norway was one Kingdom at that time. In Aarhus, the row of bishops continued unbroken by the religious turmoil.

• Reginbrand : ??(948)-988
• Christian : 1070-??
• Illuge : ??~1134
• Eskil : to 1157
• *Vacant (1157~1165)
• Svend I : 1165~1191
• Peder Vognsen : 1191~1204
• Skjalm Vognsen : 1204~1215
• Ebbe Vognsen : 1215~1224
• Peder Elevsøn : 1224~1246
  • Vacant (1246~1249)
• Peder Ugotsøn : 1249~1260
• Tycho I : 1261~1272
• Peder IV : 1272~1276
• Tycho II : 1276~1288
• Jens Assersøn : 1288~1306
• Esger Juul : 1306~1310
• Esger Bonde : 1310~1325
• Svend II : 1325~1352
• Paul : 1352~1369
• Olufsen : 1369~1386
• Peder Jensen Lodehat : 1386~1395
• Bo Mogensen : 1395~1424
• Ulrik Stygge : 1424~1449
• Jens Iversen Lange : 1449~1482
• Ejler Madsen Bølle : 1482~1490
• Niels Clausen : 1490~1520
• Ove Bille : 1520~1536

After reformation

• Mads Lang : 1537~1557
• Lauritz Bertelsen : 1557~1587
• Peder Jensen Vinstrup : 1587~1590
• Albert Hansen : 1590~1593
• Jens Gjødesen : 1593~1626
• Morten Madsen : 1626~1643
  • Vacant (1643~1645)
• Jacob Matthiesen : 1645~1660
• Hans Brochmand : 1660~1664
• Erik Grave : 1664~1691
• Johannes Bræm : 1691~1713
• Johannes Ocksen : 1713~1738
• Peder Jacobsen Hygom : 1738~1764
• Poul Mathias Bildsøe : 1764~1777
• Jørgen Hee : 1777~1788
• Hector Frederik Janson : 1788~1805
• Andreas Birch : 1805~1829
• Peter Hans Mønster : 1829~1830
• Jens Pauldan-Müller : 1830~1845
• Gerhard Peter Brammer : 1845~1881
• Bruun Juul Fog : 1881~1884
• Johannes Clausen : 1884~1905
• Fredrik Nielsen : 1905~1907
• Hans Sophus Sørensen : 1907~1916
• Thomas Schiøler : 1916~1931
• Fritz Bruun Rasmussen : 1931~1940
• Skat Hoffmeyer : 1940~1962
• Kaj Jensen : 1962~1963
• Henning Høirup : 1963~1980
• Herlof Eriksen : 1980~1994
• Kjeld Holm : 1994~

See also

See also: Ancient See of Aarhus

Sources

• Århus Stift. Note that the "Å" spelling is still enforced.

External links

• Århus Stift Official homepage (Danish)