List of the bishops of Aarhus

The following people were bishops of Aarhus ( Denmark ):

(Catholic) bishops before the Reformation

• Regin fire around 948
• Christian (Christians) 1060
• 1102–1134 Ulkil or Ulkeld (Ulfketel)
• 1134 Illuge
• around 1157 Eskil
• 1165–1191 Svend I.
• 1191-1204 Peder Vognsen
• 1204–1215 Skjalm Vognsen
• 1215–1224 Ebbe Vognsen
• 1224-1246 Peder Elavsøn
• 1246-1249 vacant
• 1249-1260 Peder Ugotsøn
• 1260-1261 vacant
• 1261–1272 Tyge I. (against Arnfast, favored by the archbishop )
• 1272-1276 Peder IV.
• 1276 - approx. 1288 Tyge II.
• 1288-1306 Jens Assersøn
• 1306-1310 Esger Juul
• 1310-1325 Esger Bonde
• 1325-1352 Svend II.
• 1352-1369 Poul
• 1369-1386 Oluf
• 1386-1395 Peder Jensen Lode
• 1395-1424 Bo Mogensen
• 1424–1449 Ulrik Stygge
• 1449–1482 Jens Iversen Lange
• 1482-1490 Ejler Madsen Bølle
• 1490–1520 Niels Clausen
• 1520-1536 Ove Bille

Evangelical bishops after the Reformation

• 1537–1557 Mads Lang
• 1557–1587 Lauritz Bertelsen
• 1587–1590 Peder Jensen Vinstrup
• 1591–1593 Albert Hansen
• 1593–1626 Jens Gjødesen
• 1626-1643 Morten Madsen
• 1645–1660 Jacob Matthiesen
• 1660–1664 Hans Brochmand
• 1664-1691 Erik Grave
• 1691–1713 Johannes Braem
• 1713–1738 Johannes Ocksen
• 1738-1764 Peder Jacobsen Hygom
• 1764–1777 Poul Mathias Bildsøe
• 1777–1788 Jørgen Hee
• 1788–1805 Hector Frederik Janson
• 1805–1829 Andreas Birch
• 1829–1830 Peter Hans Mønster
• 1830–1845 Jens Paludan-Müller
• 1845–1881 Gerhard Peter Brammer
• 1881-1884 Bruun Juul Fog
• 1884–1905 Johannes Clausen
• 1905–1907 Fredrik Nielsen
• 1907–1916 Hans Sophus Sørensen
• 1916–1931 Thomas Schiøler
• 1931–1940 FC Bruun Rasmussen
• 1940–1962 G. Skat Hoffmeyer
• 1962–1963 Kaj Jensen
• 1963–1980 Henning Høirup
• 1980–1994 Herluf Eriksen
• 1994–2015 Kjeld Holm
• since 2015 Henrik Wigh-Poulsen

Web links

• Bisperækken i Aarhus Stift. Aarhus Stift , accessed April 2, 2018 (Danish).