Bille, Torben (detalj från gravhäll i Lunds domkyrka)

List of (arch)bishops of Lund. Until the Danish Reformation the centre of a great Latin (arch)bishopric,

Lund Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...

has been in Sweden since the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. The

Diocese of Lund The Diocese of Lund ( sv, Lunds stift) is a diocese within the Church of Sweden which corresponds to the provinces of Blekinge and Skåne. There are 217 parishes within the diocese, the most significant number in any of the dioceses of the Chur ...

is now one of thirteen in the

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Catholic Episcopate

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; some dates disputed according to the source) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Lund'' * Henrik (1060–1065? or 1048? – death 1060.08.21) *

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(1065? – death 1072.10.19); ?former bishop of Dalby * Ricwald (1072?1075 – death 1089.05.26) *

Ascer Asser (or Ascer) Thorkilsen ( 1089 – 5 May 1137), a son of Thorkil (Svend) Thrugotsen and his wife Inge, was the Bishop of Lund from 1089, and then the first Archbishop of Lund List of (arch)bishops of Lund. Until the Danish Reformation the ...

(1089–1103 ''see below'') ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Lund'' *

(''see above'' 1103 – death 1137.05.05) *

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(1138?1137–1177?1179) * Absalon Hvide (1177?1179 – death 1201.03.21) *

Andreas Sunesen Anders Sunesen (also ''Andreas'', ''Suneson'', ''Sunesøn'', Latin: ''Andreas Sunonis'') (c. 1167 – 1228) was a Danish archbishop of Lund, Scania, from 21 March 1201, at the death of Absalon, to his own death in 1228. He is the author of ...

(1201–1222?1223) * Peder Saxesen (1224.01.11 – death 1228.07.11) * Uffe Thrugotsen (1228?1230 – death 1252.12.15) *

Jakob Erlandsen Jakob Erlandsen (died 18 February 1274) was a Danish Archbishop of Lund (1254–1274) and the central character of the first great church conflict in Denmark. History Belonging to a wealthy magnate family ( Galen clan) that was related to Ar ...

(1253.08.13 – death 1274.02.18) * Trugot Torstensen (1276?1277.01.13 – death 1280.05.02) *

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(1280?1282.04.13 – death 1288.04.28?1299) *

Jens Grand Jens Grand, ''the Firebug'' (Low German: ''Fürsate'', Swedish: ''Fursat'') (about 1260 - 29 May 1327 in Avignon) was a Danish archbishop of Lund (1289–1302), titular Archbishop of Riga and Terra Mariana (1304–1310), and Prince-Archbishop of ...

(1289?1290.03.18 – 1302.03.30), later * titular Prince-Archbishop of Riga (Latvia, 1304?1302.03.30 – 1310.02.11)), Prince-Archbishop of

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(1310.02.11 – death 1327.05.30) * Isarnus Tacconi = Isarnus Takkon (1302.04.11 – 1310.06.12), from

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, previously Prince-Archbishop of

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(Latvia, 1300.12.19 – 1302.04.11?1303), later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Italy) (1310.06.12 – death 1310.09) * Esger Juul (1310.06.15 – death 1325.01.17) * Karl Eriksen (1325.10.09 – death 1334.05.16) * Peder Jensen I (1334?1336.02.27 – death 1355.04.16) * Jacob Kyrning (Thott) (1355.10.05 – death 1361.01.23- *

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(1361.10.25 – death 1379.02.05) *

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(1379.05 – death 1390.03.02) * Peder Jensen II (1390.10.07 – death 1391.12.31) *

Jakob Gertsen (Ulfstand) Jakob may refer to: People * Jakob (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jakob (surname), including a list of people with the name Other * Jakob (band), a New Zealand band, and the title of their 1999 EP * Max Jakob Memorial Aw ...

(1392.07.13 – death 1410.04.18) * Peder (Mickelsen) Kruse (1410.07.28 – death 1418.04.04) * Peder Lykke (Bille) (1418.10.07 – death 1436) *

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(1436.05.21 – death 1443.05.30) *

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(1443.06.07 – death 1472.04.07) * Jens Brostrup (1472?1474.04.18 – death 1497.06.02) *

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(1497?1498.05.09 – death 1519.11.23) *

Aage Jepsen Sparre Aage Jepsen Sparre ( 1460–1540) was a Danish priest who was archbishop of Lund from 1523 to 1532. Sparre enrolled at the University of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 1483 and graduated in 1490.Jørgen Skodborg (1520.01.05 – 1521?1523) * ''

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Cardinal

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(1520.02.06 – 1521.07.12), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola fra le Immagini ''pro illa vice'' Deaconry (1517.07.06 – 1534.09.05), later held various other apostolic administrator assignments, finally transferred Cardinal-Deacon of

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(1534.09.05 – death 1537.08.05) *

Didrik Slagheck Didrik Slagheck (died 24 January 1522) was a Denmark, Danish archbishop, military commander during the Swedish War of Liberation, and often pointed out as an active participant in the Stockholm Bloodbath. Slagheck was the illegitimate son of a We ...

(1521–1522) *

Johan Weze Johan Weze (1490–13 June 1548), also known as Johan von Weeze, was a secretary of King Christian II of Denmark and a diplomat at the service of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. In 1522, he was appointed Archbishop of Lund List of (arch)bis ...

(1522–1532) * Torben Bille (1532.07.27 – death 1553.01)

Lutheran Superintendents and Bishops

* 1537–1551 – Frans Vormordsen * 1551–1560 –

Niels Palladius Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

* 1560–1577 – Tyge Asmundsen * 1578–1589 – Niels Hvid * 1589–1611 – Mogens Mads * 1611–1619 –

Poul Aastrup Poul is a Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul. Poul may refer to: People * Poul Andersen (1922–2006), Danish printer *Poul Anderson (1926–2001), American writer *Poul Erik Andreasen (born 1949), Danish foot ...

* 1620–1637 –

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* 1638–1658 –

Peder Winstrup Peder Pedersen Winstrup (30 April 1605 – 28 December 1679) was Bishop of Lund in Scania. Winstrup was bishop there during a period spanning both Danish and Swedish sovereignty and periods of war when the land was contested. He was married to t ...

''see below'' * 1676–1679 –

''see below'' ''Denmark recaptured Scania 1676–1679, Peder Winstrup continued as Bishop during these years.'' ;In Sweden * 1658–1676 –

''see above'' * 1679–1687 –

Canutus Hahn Canutus Hahn (1633-1687) was a Swedish clergyman who served as bishop of Lund 1680–1687. Hahn was born on 13 November 1633 in Skye in Uråsa parish (Kronoberg County), son of a farmer Abraham Knutsson Hahn. He went to school in Kalmar and Växj ...

* 1688–1694 – Christian Papke * 1694–1714 –

Mathias Steuchius Mathias Steuchius (; 26 October 1644 – 2 August 1730) was Bishop of the Diocese of Lund, 1694 to 1714 and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Swedish Church from 1714 to his death. Steuchius was born in Fogdö, and grew up in Härnösand in norther ...

* 1715–1734 –

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* 1734–1738 –

Andreas Rydelius Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

* 1738–1740 –

Carl Papke Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

* 1740–1747 –

Henrik Benzelius Henrik Benzelius (7 August 1689 in Strängnäs – 20 May 1758) was Bishop of Lund from 1744 to 1747, and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1747 to his death. Biography He was predeceased as Archbishop of Uppsala by his fath ...

* 1748–1777 –

Johan Engeström Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a manu ...

* 1777–1794 – Olof Celsius d.y. * 1794–1803 – Petrus Munck (af Rosenschiöld) * 1805–1811 –

Niels Hesslén Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

* 1811–1854 – Wilhelm Faxe * 1854–1856 –

Henrik Reuterdahl Henrik Reuterdahl (11 September 1795 in Malmö – 28 June 1870 in Uppsala) was a Swedish Lutheran clergyman who served as the Church of Sweden archbishop of Uppsala from 1856 to his death. Biography Born in Malmö, he was orphaned at an early ...

* 1856–1865 – Johan Henrik Thomander * 1865–1897 – Wilhelm Flensburg * 1898–1925 –

Gottfrid Billing Axel ''Gottfrid'' Leonard Billing (29 April 1841 – 14 January 1925) was a Swedish cleric and theologian who served as a member of the Swedish Academy, member of the Första kammaren in the Riksdag and served as Bishop of Lund from 1898 until 192 ...

* 1925–1948 – Edvard Rodhe * 1949–1958 – Anders Nygren * 1958–1960 –

Nils Bolander Nils Fredrik Bolander (18 July 1902 in Västerås - 7 December 1959 in Lund) was a Swedish prelate who served as Bishop of Lund. Biography He was the son of cathedral organist Carl Johan Bolander, who according to the bishop's main biographer was ...

* 1960–1970 – Berndt (Martin) Lindström * 1970–1980 – Olle Nivenius * 1980–1992 –

Per-Olov Ahrén Per-Olov Ahrén (1926 in Forserum, Småland, Sweden – 22 March 2004) was a Swedish clergyman who served as bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992. See also *List of bishops of Lund List of (arch)bishops of Lund. Until the Danish Reformation ...

* 1992–1997 –

Karl Gustav Hammar Karl Gustav Hilding Hammar, commonly referred to as K. G. Hammar, (born 18 February 1943) is a Swedish clergyman. He was Archbishop of Uppsala, primate of the Church of Sweden, from 1997 to 2006. During his tenure as archbishop he was a highly div ...

* 1997–2007 –

Christina Odenberg Christina Odenberg (born 26 March 1940) is the retired bishop of the Diocese of Lund in Sweden between 1997 and 2007. Biography Christina Odenberg is the daughter of Ingemar Odenberg and Kerstin, born Moberg. Odenberg was for some time politica ...

* 2007–2014 – Antje Jackelén * 2014–present –

Johan Tyrberg Johan Arvid Tyrberg (born 20 June 1963 in Tyringe) is a Swedish prelate, serving as the 69th bishop of the Diocese of Lund. He is the nephew of Bishop Emeritus Karl-Johan Tyrberg. Biography Tyrberg studied at Lund University and was ordained in ...

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