Diocese of Roskilde
The Diocese of Roskilde ( Danish Roskilde Stift ) is a diocese in the Evangelical Lutheran Danish People's Church with its seat in Roskilde . Roskilde Cathedral serves as the central church . The bishop has been Peter Fischer-Møller since May 2008 .
The largest (western) part of the island of Zealand and the island of Møn to the south of it belong to the area of the diocese . It is in thirteen deaneries divided. As of January 1, 2017, 578,580 residents belonged to the Danish People's Church, which corresponds to 79.4% of the population.
history
The Diocese of Roskilde was founded in 991 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen , from 1104 it belonged to the Church Province of Lund , which until then had also been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen.
After the Reformation , the Lutheran Diocese of Zealand was established in place of the Catholic diocese . The bishops of Zealand, who at the same time had the function of primus inter pares among the Danish bishops, resided in Copenhagen, but had Roskilde Cathedral as their main church.
The Roman Catholic Church led the Diocese of Roskilde to 1964 as titular Roskilde continued
In 1922, the Diocese of Zealand was divided into the smaller, but more densely populated Diocese of Copenhagen, which (until the separation of the Diocese of Helsingør in 1961) comprised the entire capital region , and the new Diocese of Roskilde.
For the bishops (including those before 1922) see List of Bishops of Roskilde .
Web links
- Diocese of Roskilde (Danish)