Diocese of Lolland-Falster
 |
|
|---|---|
| Leading clergyman: | Bishop Marianne Gaarden |
| Propsties : | 4th |
| Parishioners: | 84,469 (December 31, 2016) |
| Residents: | 103,542 |
| Share of Ev. in% of the population: |
81.2% |
| Official Website: | www.lfstift.dk/ |
The diocese of Lolland – Falster (Danish: Lolland – Falsters Stift ) is a diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Danish People's Church . It includes Lolland and Falster as well as some smaller islands in the southeast of Denmark . It was separated from the Diocese of Funen in 1803 . With (as of January 1, 2017) 84,469 parishioners, which corresponds to 81.2% of the resident population, it is the smallest Danish diocese in terms of membership. The main church is the Maribo Domkirke in Maribo , but the bishop resides in Nykøbing Falster .
Marianne Gaarden has been bishop since September 1, 2017 .
Subdivision
Since January 1st 2007 it has been divided into the following priests :
- Maribo Domprovsti (Maribo Domkirke)
- Lolland Vestre Provsti (West Lolland)
- Lolland Østre Provsti (East Lolland)
- Falster Provsti (Falster)
List of the bishops of Lolland-Falster
- 1803–1805: Andreas Birch
- 1805–1831: Peter Outzen Boisen
- 1831-1842: Rasmus Møller
- 1843–1845: Gerhard Peter Brammer
- 1845–1848: Peter Christian Stenersen Gad
- 1849–1854: Ditlev Gothard Monrad
- 1854–1856: Jørgen Hjort Lautrup
- 1856–1871: Severin Claudius Wilken Bindesbøll
- 1871–1887: Ditlev Gothard Monrad
- 1887–1899: Hans Valdemar Sthyr
- 1899–1903: Henrik Christian von Leuenbach
- 1903–1907: Hans Sophus Sørensen
- 1907–1923: Caspar Frederik Johansen Wegener
- 1923–1942: John Ammundsen
- 1942–1950: Niels Munk Plum
- 1950-1964: Halfdan Høgsbro
- 1964–1969: Haldor Hald
- 1969–1996: Thorkild E. Græsholt
- 1996-2005: Holger Jepsen
- 2005-2017: Steen Skovsgaard
- 2017– : Marianne Gaarden
Stiftsamtmand
- 1737–1763: Christian Frederik Raben (?)
- 1850–1885: Frederik Christian von Holsten
- 1885–1886: Iver Emil Hermann William Unsgaard
- 1890–1903: Conrad Alexander Fabritius de Tengnagel
- 1903–1912: Gustav Hakon Valdemar Feddersen
- 1912-19 ??: Waldemar Oxholm
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Lolland-Falster - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Folkekirkens medlemstal on the website of the Ministry of Churches.