The Diocese of Viborg is a

diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associa ...

within the

Church of Denmark The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church, sometimes called the Church of Denmark ( da, Folkekirken, literally: "The People's Church" or unofficially da, Den danske folkekirke, literally: "The Danish People's Church"; kl, ...

, covering the western part of central

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

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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 ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

, about 85%.

List of Bishops

* Jacob Schøning, 1537–1549 * Kjeld Juel, 1549–1571 * Peder Thøgersen, 1571–1595 **''Vacant (1595–1617)'' * Hans Iversen Wandal, 1617–1641 **''Vacant (1641–1661)'' * Peder Villadsen, 1661–1673 * Søren Glud, 1673–1693 * Henrik Gerner, 1693–1700 *

Bartholomæus Deichman Bartholomæus Deichman (9 August 1671 – 13 April 1731) was a Danish/Norwegian clergyman and Bishop. Deichman was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Carl Deichman (ca. 1639–1684) and his wife Else Pedersdatter (d. ca. 1675). ...

, 1700–1713 * Caspar Wildhagen, 1713–1720 * Søren Lintrup, 1720–1725 * Johannes Trellund, 1725–1735 * Andreas Wøldike, 1735–1770 * Christian Michael Rottbøll, 1770–1780 * Peder Tetens, 1781–1805 *

Jens Bloch Jens Bloch (27 June 1761–4 July 1830) was a Danish theologian and priest. He was a bishop in both Norway (briefly) and Denmark from 1804 until his death in 1830. Personal life Jens Bloch was born on 27 June 1761 in Hals in Denmark to Rasmu ...

, 1805–1830 * Nicolaj Esmark Øllgaard, 1830–1854 *

Otto Laub Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded f ...

, 1854–1878 * Jørgen Swane, 1878–1901 * Alfred Sveistrup Poulsen, 1901–1921 * Johannes Gøtzche, 1921–1936 * Axel Malmstrøm, 1936–1951 * Christian Baun, 1951–1968 * Johannes W. Jacobsen, 1968–1985 * Georg S. Geil, 1985–1996 *

Karsten Nissen Karsten or Carsten is a both a given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a Low German form of Christian (given name), Christian, or "man from karst". Notable persons with the name include: Given name ;Carsten: * Carsten C ...

, 1996–2014 * Henrik Stubkjær, 2014–''present''

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Church of Denmark dioceses

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 member ...

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List of Bishops

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