The Diocese of Viborg is 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

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 = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

, 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 Henrik Gerner (1742–1787) was a Danish naval officer who specialised in shipbuilding and naval architecture. His interests as an entrepreneurial engineer led to unsinkable gun platforms, horse-driven dredging machines, and desalination equipmen ...

, 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 Caspar is a masculine given name. It may refer to: People * Caspar (magus), a name traditionally given to one of the Three Magi in the Bible who brought the baby Jesus gifts *Caspar Austa (born 1982), Estonian cyclist *Caspar Badrutt (1848–1904 ...

, 1713–1720 * Søren Lintrup, 1720–1725 * Johannes Trellund, 1725–1735 * Andreas Wøldike, 1735–1770 *

Christian Michael Rottbøll Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

, 1770–1780 *

Peder Tetens Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek '' petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new n ...

, 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 Nicolaj is a masculine given name. People with that name include the following: Given name * Nicolaj Agger (born 1988), Danish footballer * Nicolaj Charles Sofus Clausen (1900 – 1989), Danish boxer known as Nick Clausen * Nicolaj Bo Larsen (bor ...

, 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 Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørgen ...

, 1878–1901 *

Alfred Sveistrup Poulsen Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *'' Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interl ...

, 1901–1921 *

Johannes Gøtzche Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

, 1921–1936 *

Axel Malmstrøm Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque d ...

, 1936–1951 *

Christian Baun Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

, 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 Henrik Stubkjær (born 31 of December 1961 in Brædstrup) is a Danish Lutheran theologian and since November 2014 the 44th Bishop of Viborg in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. Stubkjær is chair of World Service, a member of the pre ...

, 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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