Diocese of Ribe

Diocese of Ribe

Ribe Stift
Diocese of Ribe; Ribe Stift
	The Cathedral of the diocese.
	Coat of arms
Location
Country	Denmark
Statistics
Population; - Total	(as of 2020); 355,839
Members	295,860 (83.1%)
Information
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Cathedral	Our Lady Cathedral of Ribe
Current leadership
Bishop	Elof Westergaard

The Diocese of Ribe (Danish: Ribe Stift) is a diocese within the Church of Denmark. Ribe Cathedral serves as the central cathedral within the diocese. Since 2014, the bishop has been Elof Westergaard.^[1]^[2]

The former Roman Catholic Diocese of Ribe was formed in 948 and oversaw much of southern Jutland. During the Protestant Reformation, the diocese converted to Lutheranism alongside the formation of the Church of Denmark.^[3] Thus, the diocese in its current form was established in 1536.

As of 2020, the diocese oversees 219 individual churches in 200 sogns, which are divided among 8 deaneries. The diocese covers a region with a population of 355,839, of which 295,860 are members of the church.^[4]

List of Bishops

Johann Wenth, 1537–1541
Hans Tausen, 1541–1561
Poul Madsen, 1562–1569
Hans Laugesen, 1569–1594
Peder Jensen Hegelund, 1595–1614^[5]
Iver Iversen, 1614–1629^[6]
Jens Dinesen Jersin, 1629–1634
Hans Borchardsen, 1635–1643
Erik Monrad, 1643–1650
Peder Jensen Kragelund, 1650–1681
Christen Jensen Lodberg, 1681–1693
Ancher Anchersen, 1693–1701
Christian Muus, 1701–1712
Johannes Ocksen, 1712–1713
Laurids Thura, 1713–1731
Matthias Anchersen, 1731–1741
Hans Adolph Brorson, 1741–1764
Jørgen Bloch Carstens, 1764–1773
Eiler Eilersen Hagerup, 1773–1774
Tønne Bloch, 1774–1786
Stephan Middelboe, 1786–1811
Victor Christian Hjort, 1811–1818
Stephan Tetens, 1819
Jens Michael Hertz, 1819–1825
Conrad Daniel Koefoed, 1825–1831
Nicolai Fogtmann, 1831–1833
Tage Christian Müller, 1833–1849
Jacob Brøgger Daugaard, 1850–1867^[7]
Carl Frederik Balslev, 1867–1895^[8]
Carl Viggo Gøtzche, 1895–1901
Peter Gabriel Koch, 1901–1922^[9]
Oluf Peter Kirstein Vogn Olesen, 1923–1930
Søren Westergaard Mejsen, 1930–1939
Carl Immanuel Scharling, 1939–1949
Morten Christian Lindegaard, 1949–1956
Henrik Dons Christensen, 1956–1980
Helge Skov, 1980–1991
Niels Holm, 1991–2003
Elisabeth Dons Christensen, 2003–2014
Elof Westergaard, 2014–present

References

^ "Lemviger ny biskop i Ribe". TV Midtvest (in Danish). 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
^ Andreasen, Stinne (1 June 2014). "Se billederne: Elof Westergaard blev bispeviet i Ribe". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "Ribe Bispedømme/Stift". graenseforeningen.dk (in Danish). Grænseforeningen. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
^ "Om Ribe Stift". ribestift.dk (in Danish). Ribe Stift. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
^ Smith, S. Birket (1893). "Hegelund, Peder Jensen". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. VII: Hansen–Holmsted. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 211 – via Project Runeberg.
^ Bricka, Carl Frederik (1893). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. VII: Hansen–Holmsted. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 323 – via Project Runeberg.
^ Strunk, Adolph (1865). Samlinger til en beskrivende Catalog over Portraiter af Danske, Norske og Holstenere (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz. p. 131 – via Project Runeberg.
^ Bricka, Carl Frederik (1887). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. I: Aaberg - Beaymelle. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 468 – via Project Runeberg.
^ Krak, Ove (1910). Kraks Blå Bog: Tre tusinde nulevende Danske mænd og Kvinders levnedsløb indtil aar 1910 (in Danish). Copenhagen. p. 232 – via Project Runeberg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[1] "Lemviger ny biskop i Ribe". TV Midtvest (in Danish). 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2021-02-03.

[2] Andreasen, Stinne (1 June 2014). "Se billederne: Elof Westergaard blev bispeviet i Ribe". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[3] "Ribe Bispedømme/Stift". graenseforeningen.dk (in Danish). Grænseforeningen. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2021-02-03.

[4] "Om Ribe Stift". ribestift.dk (in Danish). Ribe Stift. Retrieved 2021-02-03.

[5] Smith, S. Birket (1893). "Hegelund, Peder Jensen". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. VII: Hansen–Holmsted. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 211 – via Project Runeberg.

[6] Bricka, Carl Frederik (1893). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. VII: Hansen–Holmsted. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 323 – via Project Runeberg.

[7] Strunk, Adolph (1865). Samlinger til en beskrivende Catalog over Portraiter af Danske, Norske og Holstenere (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz. p. 131 – via Project Runeberg.

[8] Bricka, Carl Frederik (1887). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. I: Aaberg - Beaymelle. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 468 – via Project Runeberg.

[9] Krak, Ove (1910). Kraks Blå Bog: Tre tusinde nulevende Danske mænd og Kvinders levnedsløb indtil aar 1910 (in Danish). Copenhagen. p. 232 – via Project Runeberg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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