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Diocese of Roskilde

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jurisdiction	Diocese
name	Roskilde
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local	Roskildes Stift
image	Roskilde domkirke från Rådhustorvet corr.jpg
image_size	230px
caption	Roskilde Cathedral, seat of the bishop.
country	Denmark
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population	729,011
population_as_of	2016
catholics
parishes
churches
congregations
schools
members	578,580 (79.4%)
denomination	Church of Denmark
cathedral	Roskilde Cathedral
patron
patron_title
priests
bishop	Ulla Thorbjørn Hansen
bishop_title
metro_archbishop
suffragans
auxiliary_bishops
archdeacons
website	Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Roskilde () is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. The seat of the Bishop is Roskilde Cathedral in Roskilde.

History

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.

Bishops of Roskilde

1923–1934 Henry Fonnesbech-Wulff
1935–1953 Axel Rosendal
1953–1969 Gudmund Schiøler
1969–1980 Hans Kvist
1980–1997
1997–2008 Jan Lindhardt
2008-2022 Peter Fischer-Møller
2022-present Ulla Thorbjørn Hansen

References

"Bispegården". dankinkbh.dk.

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