This article is about the Evangelical Lutheran dicosese. For the Roman Catholic body, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen.
Diocese of Copenhagen
Københavns Stift
The Cathedral of Copenhagen
Location
Country
Denmark
Statistics
Population - Total
805,589
Members
467,632 (58.1%)
Information
Denomination
Church of Denmark
Established
1 December 1922
Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady
Current leadership
Bishop
Peter Skov-Jakobsen
Bishops emeritus
Erik Norman Svendsen (1992-2009)
Website
Website of the Diocese
The Diocese of Copenhagen (Danish: Københavns Stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. The Bishop of Copenhagen is currently Peter Skov-Jakobsen, who replaced Erik Normann Svendsen in 2009.[1] The main cathedral of the diocese is the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen.[2]
The Bishop of Copenhagen has a special status as primus inter pares among the Danish bishops, but does not bear the title "archbishop" because he does not hold Metropolitan status. The Bishop of Zealand formerly held this title, until the Diocese of Copenhagen was created in 1922.[3] Though the bishop acts as the main authority among other bishops, the supreme authority of the church rests with The King of Denmark, while the administrative head is the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs.
The Diocese of Copenhagen was formed in 1922 when the Diocese of Zealand was divided in two, the other portion forming the Diocese of Roskilde. The diocese was further split in 1961, when the Diocese of Helsingør disjoined.[4]
^"København har fundet ny biskop". TV2 (in Danish). 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
^Torgard, Susanne. "Kirkens historie". Vor Frue Kirke: Københavns Domkirke (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
^Bøgh, Anders (22 October 2018). "Bispeinstitutionen". danmarkshistorien.dk (in Danish). Aarhus University. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^"Fakta om Helsingør Stift". helsingoerstift.dk (in Danish). Helsingør Stift. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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