The former Diocese of Roskilde () was a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
within the
Roman-Catholic Church
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which was established in
Denmark
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some time before 1022. The diocese was dissolved with the
Reformation of Denmark and replaced by the Protestant
Diocese of Zealand The Diocese of Zealand (Danish: ''Sjællands Stift'') was a protestant diocese in Denmark that existed from 1537 to 1922. The diocese had been formed in 1537 following the Reformation of Denmark, and was dissolved in 1922 when it was divided into ...
in 1537.
History
The episcopal see of the Bishop was
Roskilde Cathedral
Roskilde Cathedral ( da, Roskilde Domkirke), in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheranism, Lutheran Church of Denmark.
The cathedral is the most importan ...
but from 1167, when Bishop
Absalon
Absalon (21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund
List of (arch)bishops of Lund. Until the Danish Reformation the centre of a gr ...
completed a new
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
's
palace
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known as
Absalon's Castle
Absalon's Castle, ( da, Absalons borg) was a fortification on the island of Slotsholmen in Copenhagen, located at the site of the later Copenhagen Castle and Christiansborg Palace. According to the chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, the castle was founde ...
on the small island of
Slotsholmen
Slotsholmen (English: The Castle Islet) is an island in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, and part of Copenhagen Inner City. The name is taken from the successive castles and palaces located on the island since Bishop Absalon constructed the ci ...
, he resided at the small town of ''Havn'', which later became the present Danish capital
Copenhagen
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.
The diocese originally included both the island of
Zealand
Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020.
It is the 1 ...
and
Scania
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(southern
Sweden
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, then part of Denmark), but Scania was disjoined in 1060 and initially divided into the short-lived
Diocese of Dalby
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and 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 Chu ...
, which absorbed the first and became the Metropolitan of (southern) Scandinavia.
Successor jurisdictions
In 1868, the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen
The Diocese of Copenhagen is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church named after its episcopal see, the Danish national capital, Copenhagen and covers all Denmark. As in neighbouring provinces, none of the pre- ...
was established with
St. Ansgar's Cathedral
Saint Ansgar's Cathedral () in Copenhagen, Denmark is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen, which encompasses all of Denmark, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It was consecrated in 1842 and became a cathed ...
as the seat.
In 1922, the Protestant Diocese of Zealand was divided into the
Diocese of Copenhagen
The Diocese of Copenhagen (Danish: ''Københavns Stift'') is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. The Bishop of Copenhagen is currently Peter Skov-Jakobsen, who replaced Erik Normann Svendsen in 2009. The main cathedral of ...
and the
Diocese of Roskilde
The Diocese of Roskilde ( da, Roskildes Stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. The seat of the Bishop is Roskilde Cathedral in Roskilde.
History
The Diocese of Roskilde was formed in 1922 when the Diocese of Zealan ...
.
Bishops of Roskilde, c. 1022 – 1536
* c. 1022–1029/30
Gerbrand (da)
* c. 1030–late 1050s Avaco/Aage
* c. 1060–1073/74
William of Roskilde
William of Roskilde ( da, Vilhelm i Roskilde, died 1073 or 1074) was a Danish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Roskilde in Denmark from about 1060 to 1073 or 1074.
He was canonized as a saint on 21 January 1224 ...
(da)
* 1074–1088
Svend Nordmand
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* King Svend
* Svend Aagesen (c.1145–?), Danish historian
* Svend Asmussen (1916–2017), Danish jazz violinist known as "The Fiddling Viking"
* Svend Auken (1943–2009), Danish po ...
* 1088–1124
Arnold
* 1124–1134
Peder
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* 1134–1137
Eskild
* 1137–1138/39
Ricco/Rike
* 1139–1158
Asker/Asser
* 1158–1191
Absalon
Absalon (21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund
List of (arch)bishops of Lund. Until the Danish Reformation the centre of a gr ...
* 1191–1214
* 1214/15–1224/25
Peder Jacobsen
* 1225–1249
Niels Stigsen
* 1249–1254
Jakob Erlandsen
* 1254–1277
Peder Bang
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* 1278–1280 Stig (uncertainty regarding name etc.)
* 1280–1290 Ingvar (usikkerhed m.h.t. navn)
* 1290–1300
Johannes / Johan / Jens Krag
* 1301–1320
Oluf
* 1321–1330 Johan /
Jens Hind Jens may refer to:
* Jens (given name), a list of people with the name
* Jens (surname), a list of people
* Jens, Switzerland, a municipality
* 1719 Jens, an asteroid
See also
* Jensen (disambiguation)
* Jenssi
Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) ...
* 1330–1344
Johan Nyborg / Jens Nyborg
* 1344–1350
Jacob Poulsen
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* 1350–1368
Henrik Gertsen
* 1368–1395 Niels Jepsen Ulfeldt /
Niels Jacobsen Ulfeldt
* 1395–1416
Peder Jensen Lodehat
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* 1416–1431
Jens Andersen Lodehat Jens may refer to:
* Jens (given name), a list of people with the name
* Jens (surname), a list of people
* Jens, Switzerland, a municipality
* 1719 Jens, an asteroid
See also
* Jensen (disambiguation)
* Jenssi
Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) ...
* 1431–1448
Jens Pedersen Jernskæg Jens may refer to:
* Jens (given name), a list of people with the name
* Jens (surname), a list of people
* Jens, Switzerland, a municipality
* 1719 Jens, an asteroid
See also
* Jensen (disambiguation)
* Jenssi
Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) ...
* 1449–1461
Oluf Daa
* 1461–1485
Oluf Mortensen Baden Olaf of Denmark – Danish: ''Oluf'' - may refer to:
* Olaf I of Denmark
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* 1485–1500
Niels Skave
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* 1500–1512
Johan Jepsen Ravensberg
* 1512–1529
Lage Jørgensen Urne
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* Natália Lage (born 1978), Brazili ...
* 1529–1536
Joachim Rønnow
References
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Catholic Church in Denmark
Roskilde
Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...