The Diocese of Aalborg (Danish: ''Aalborg Stift'') is a diocese of 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, ...

. It was established in 1554, during the reformation. Its episcopal see is at Budolfi Cathedral and Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen has been the diocese's bishop since 2021.

History

The diocese was founded during the

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and effectively replaced the former catholic Diocese of Børglum. From Børglum, the

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was initially moved to

Nykøbing Mors Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the island of Mors in the Limfjord in Denmark. The town received its charter in 1299 and has a population of 9,033 (1 January 2022).

, then to

Thisted Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,461 (1 January 2022)Hjørring Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (accor ...

before finally relocating to Aalborg in 1554. Budolfi Cathedral then became the seat of the diocese.

Structure

The diocese comprises 14

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, 140

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, and 330 churches. Deaneries: * Budolfi * Aalborg Nordre * Aalborg Vestre * Aalborg Østre * Brønderslev * Frederikshavn * Hadsund * Hjørring Nordre * Hjørring Søndre * Jammerbugt * Rebild * Sydthy * Thisted * Morsø

List of Bishops

* Laurids Nielsen, 1554–1557 * Jørgen Mortensen Bornholm, 1557–1587 * Jacob Holm, 1587–1609 * Christen Hansen Riber, 1609–1642 *

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, 1642–1668 * Morits Kønning, 1668–1672 * Mathias Foss, 1672–1683 * Henrik Bornemann, 1683–1693 * Jens Bircherod, 1693–1708 * Frands Thestrup, 1708–1735 *

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, 1735–1737 *

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, 1737–1778 *

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, 1778–1806 *

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, 1806–1827 **''Vacant (1827–1833)'' *

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, 1833–1851 *

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, 1851–1856 *

Peter Kierkegaard Peter Christian Kierkegaard (; 6 July 1805 – 24 February 1888), was a Danish theologian, politician and Bishop of Diocese of Aalborg from 1857 until 1875.P.C. Kierkegaard. ''Dansk Biografisk Leksikon'' Retrieved November 1, 2020 Early life ...

, 1856–1876 *

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, 1875–1888 * Vilhelm Carl Schousboe, 1888–1900 * Fredrik Nielsen, 1900–1905 *Christian Møller, 1905–1915 * Christian Ludwigs, 1915–1930 * Paul Oldenbourg, 1930–1940 * D. von Huth Smith, 1940–1950 *Erik Jensen, 1950–1970 * Henrik Christiansen, 1975–1991 * Søren Lodberg Hvas, 1991–2010 *

Henning Toft Bro Henning Toft Bro is a Danish prelate who served as the Bishop of Aalborg, Denmark from 2010 until 2021. Education After graduation, Toft Bro went to the sea where he worked as a fisherman. Afterwards he was a port worker at the harbor in Thyborø ...

, 2010–2021 * Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen, 2021–present

References

Church of Denmark dioceses

Diocese of Aalborg The Diocese of Aalborg (Danish: ''Aalborg Stift'') is a diocese of the Church of Denmark. It was established in 1554, during the reformation. Its episcopal see is at Budolfi Cathedral and Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen has been the diocese's bishop s ...

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