Diocese of Roskilde Roskildes Stift | |
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Location | |
Country | Denmark |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | (as of 2016) 729,011 |
Members | 578,580 (79.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of Denmark |
Cathedral | Roskilde Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Ulla Thorbjørn Hansen |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Roskilde (Danish: Roskildes Stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. The seat of the Bishop is Roskilde Cathedral in Roskilde.
The Diocese of Roskilde was formed in 1922 when the Diocese of Zealand was divided into the Diocese of Copenhagen and the Diocese of Roskilde. The Diocese of Zealand was the ancient Diocese of Roskilde, founded in 1022 and renamed in 1537.[1]