Tine Lindhardt (born 16 November 1957), a Danish theologian, is the Lutheran bishop of the
Diocese of Funen
The Diocese of Funen (Danish: ''Fyens Stift'') is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. St. Canute's Cathedral in Odense serves as the seat of its bishop. Tine Lindhardt has been the bishop of the diocese since 2012.
Hist ...
from 4 November 2012.
Lindhardt studied theology at
Aarhus University
Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ...
, graduating in 1984. She has worked as a parish priest and has also taught at as an external lecturer at Aarhus University. She was secretary general of the Danish Bible Society (Det Danske Bibelskab) from 2003 to 2010 where she was responsible for coordinating a new translation of the Bible into Danish.
Lindhardt was married to
Jan Lindhardt, the bishop of
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 ...
until his retirement in April 2008. He died in November 2014.
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1957 births
Danish Lutheran bishops
Women Lutheran bishops
Aarhus University alumni
Living people
People from Nørresundby
20th-century Danish Lutheran clergy
21st-century Danish Lutheran bishops