Aalborg diocese

The Aalborg Diocese (Danish: Aalborg stift ) is a diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Danish People's Church . The diocese extends mainly over the Vendsyssel-Thy peninsula and the Himmerland . As of January 1, 2017, 440,835 residents belonged to the Danish People's Church, which corresponds to 83.8% of the population.

Henning Toft Bro has been Bishop since 2010, succeeding Søren Lodberg Hvas . Deputy is Provost Arne Mumgaard .

Provosts

The diocese is divided into 14 provosts:

Brønderslev-Dronninglund Provsti : Provost Ole Skovgaard Sørensen
Frederikshavn Provsti : Provost Jens Jacob Kaufmann Jensen
Hadsund Provsti : Provost Carsten Bøgh Pedersen
Hjørring Nordre Provsti : Provost Ole Dybro
Hjørring Søndre Provsti : Provost Lars-Erich Stephansen
Wailing Provsti : Provost Poul Farsinsen
Morsø Provsti : Provost Jens Fahnøe Munksgaard
Rebild Provsti : Provost Holger Lyngberg
Sydthy Provsti : Provost Jens Fahnøe Munksgaard
Thisted Provsti : Provost Henning Bjørndal Sørensen
Aalborg Budolfi Provsti Domprovst Arne Mumgaard
Aalborg Nordre Provsti : Provost Ole Rysgaard Madsen
Aalborg Vestre Provsti : Provost Jens-Anders Overgaard Djernes
Aalborg Østre Provsti : Provost Peter Anton Krogsøe

history

The diocese was detached from the diocese of Viborg in 1059 under the name of Vendelbo . The first seat was the church of Vestervig . Under Bishop Sylvester (1134–1136) the seat was moved to Børglum Monastery . For several centuries the name was Børglum ( Diocesis Burglanensis ). The last Roman Catholic bishop Stygge Krumpen was deposed in 1536; Founded in 1554, but before that Børglum Monastery served as the bishopric. In the course of the Reformation , the bishops were first referred to as superintendents ; it was not until the 17th century that they reassumed the title of bishop. On September 29, 1554, the bishopric became Sct. Relocated Budolfi Domkirke Aalborg .