Steen Skovsgaard (born 30 September 1952 in

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) is a

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prelate of the

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serving as the Bishop of Lolland–Falster from 2005 to 2017. He was replaced by Marianne Gaarden.

Life

After graduation in 1979, Skovsgaard became the vicar of

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church in

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. Between 1988 - 1989 he was served as vicar of

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in the

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and in 1997, he became the Dean of Aarhus. During his time in Gellerup, Skovsgaard dealt with various issues facing the

such as meeting with Muslims. He was also chairman of the Christian Information and Documentation Center on Islam and Christianity (KIVIK) 2001 - 2005, rigid priest on Islam and Christianity 1995 - 2000 and Chairman of the pin committee on Islam and Christianity in the

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between 1995 and 1999 . He was also the leader of Theological Oratory between 1999 and 2010. In 2008 he became Knight of the

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. On 11 September 2005 Skovsgaard was installed as Bishop of Lolland–Falster."Biskop Steen Skovsgaard"
'' Diocese of Lolland-Falster''. Retrieved on 06 August 2017.

References

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