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Reformation in Denmark
The Reformation in Denmark–Norway and Holstein was the transition from Roman Catholicism to Lutheranism in the realms ruled by the Copenhagen-based House of Oldenburg in the first half of the sixteenth century...
the centre of an archdiocese, Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
has been in Sweden since the Treaty of Roskilde
Treaty of Roskilde
The Treaty of Roskilde was concluded on 26 February or 8 March 1658 during the Second Northern War between Frederick III of Denmark–Norway and Charles X Gustav of Sweden in the Danish city of Roskilde...
in 1658. The Diocese of Lund
Diocese of Lund
-External links:* from Nordisk Familjebok, in Swedish...
is now one of thirteen in the Church of Sweden
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...
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Catholic Bishops and Archbishops
- 1060–1065? – Henrik
- 1065?-1072 – Egino
- 1072–1089 – Ricwald
- 1089–1137 – Ascer
- 1137–1177 – Eskil
- 1177–1201 – Absalon Hvide
- 1201–1222 – Andreas Sunesen
- 1224–1228 – Peder Saxesen
- 1228–1252 – Uffe Thrugotsen
- 1253–1274 – Jakob ErlandsenJakob ErlandsenJakob Erlandsen was a Danish Archbishop of Lund and the central character of the first great church conflict in Denmark....
- 1276–1280 – Trugot Torstensen
- 1280–1299 – Jens Dros
- 1289–1302 – Jens GrandJens GrandDr. Jens Grand, the Firebug was a Danish archbishop of Lund , titular Archbishop of Riga and Terra Mariana , and Prince-Archbishop of Bremen , known as the central figure of the second ecclesiastical struggle in Denmark in the late 13th century...
, titular Prince-Archbishop of Riga (1304–1310), Prince-Archbishop of BremenArchbishopric of BremenThe Archdiocese of Bremen was a historical Roman Catholic diocese and formed from 1180 to 1648 an ecclesiastical state , named Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen within the Holy Roman Empire...
(1310–1327) - 1302–1310 – Isarnus Tacconi from Fontiès-d'AudeFontiès-d'AudeFontiès-d'Aude is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Prince-Archbishop of Riga (1301–1303) - 1310–1325 – Esger Juul
- 1325–1334 – Karl Eriksen
- 1334–1355 – Peder Jensen
- 1355–1361 – Jacob Kyrning (Thott)
- 1361–1379 – Niels Jensen (Bild)
- 1379–1390 – Magnus Nielsen
- 1390–1391 – Peder Jensen
- 1392–1410 – Jakob Gertsen (Ulfstand)
- 1410–1418 – Peder (Mickelsen) Kruse
- 1418–1436 – Peder Lykke (Bille)
- 1436–1443 – Hans Laxmand
- 1443–1472 – Tuve Nielsen (Juul)
- 1472–1497 – Jens Brostrup
- 1497–1519 – Birger Gunnersen
- 1519–1523 – Aage Jepsen SparreAage Jepsen SparreAage Jepsen Sparre was a Danish priest who was archbishop of Lund from 1523 to 1532.Sparre enrolled at the University of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 1483 and graduated in 1490.-References:...
- 1520–1523 – Jørgen Skodborg
- 1521–1522 – Didrik SlagheckDidrik SlagheckDidrik Slagheck, dead January 24 1522, was a Danish archbishop, military commander during the Swedish War of Liberation, and often pointed out as an active participant in the Stockholm Bloodbath....
- 1522–1532 – Johan Weze
- 1532–1536 – Torben Bille
Lutheran superintendents and bishops
- 1537–1551 – Frans Vormordsen
- 1551–1560 – Niels Palladius
- 1560–1577 – Tyge Asmundsen
- 1578–1589 – Niels Hvid
- 1589–1611 – Mogens Mads
- 1611–1619 – Poul Aastrup
- 1620–1637 – Mads Jensen Medelfar
- 1638–1679 – Peder WinstrupPeder WinstrupPeder Winstrup was Bishop of Lund in Scania during a period spanning both Danish and Swedish sovereignty of the region....
- 1679–1687 – Canutus HahnCanutus HahnCanutus Hahn was a Swedish clergyman who served as bishop of Lund 1680-1687.Hahn was born on 13 November 1633 in Skye in Uråsa parish , son of a farmer Abraham Knutsson Hahn. He went to school in Kalmar and Växjö, enrolled at the universities of Greifswald in 1652 and studied there and at...
- 1688–1694 – Christian Papke
- 1694–1714 – Mathias SteuchiusMathias SteuchiusMathias Steuchius was Bishop of the Diocese of Lund, 1694 to 1714 and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Swedish Church from 1714 to his death....
- 1715–1734 – Jonas Linnérius
- 1734–1738 – Andreas Rydelius
- 1738–1740 – Carl Papke
- 1740–1747 – Henrik BenzeliusHenrik BenzeliusHenrik Benzelius was Bishop of Lund from 1744 to 1747, and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1747 to his death. Benzelius was one of the people sent by Charles XII of Sweden to the Middle East, travelling to Egypt and Syria...
- 1748–1777 – Johan Engeström
- 1777–1794 – Olof Celsius d.y.
- 1794–1803 – Petrus Munck (af Rosenschiöld)
- 1805–1811 – Niels Hesslén
- 1811–1854 – Wilhelm Faxe
- 1854–1856 – Henrik ReuterdahlHenrik ReuterdahlHenrik Reuterdahl was archbishop of Sweden from 1856 to his death.Stemming from Malmö, he was orphaned at an early age and had to rely on others for his education and support...
- 1856–1865 – Johan Henrik Thomander
- 1865–1897 – Wilhelm Flensburg
- 1898–1925 – Gottfrid Billing
- 1925–1948 – Edvard RodheEdvard Magnus RodheEdvard Magnus Rodhe was a Swedish theologian and bishop of Lund 1925-1948.Edvard Rodhe was born in Lund, son of the clergyman Edvard Herman Rodhe , later bishop of Gothenburg . The younger Edvard Rodhe graduated from the Gothenburg Latin gymnasium 1896 and matriculated at Lund University the same...
- 1949–1958 – Anders NygrenAnders NygrenAnders Theodor Samuel Nygren was a Swedish Lutheran theologian. He was professor of systematic theology at Lund University from 1924 and was elected Bishop of Lund in 1948...
- 1958–1960 – Nils Bolander
- 1960–1970 – Martin LindströmMartin LindstromMartin Lindstrom is an author and Time Magazine Influential 100 Honoree. Lindstrom's books include Buyology - Truth and Lies About Why We Buy and Brandwashed - Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy , his first title written for consumers, for which Lindstrom...
- 1970–1980 – Olle Nivenius
- 1980–1992 – Per-Olov AhrénPer-Olov AhrénPer-Olov Ahrén , was a Swedish clergyman who served as bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992.-See also:*List of bishops of Lund...
- 1992–1997 – Karl Gustav Hammar
- 1997–2007 – Christina OdenbergChristina OdenbergChristina Odenberg is the retired bishop of the Diocese of Lund in Sweden between 1997 and 2007. Appointed by the Government of Sweden on June 5, 1997, she became the first woman bishop in the history of the Church of Sweden...
- 2007- Antje JackelénAntje JackelénAntje Jackelén, born June 4, 1955 in Herdecke, Germany, is the Bishop of Lund in Sweden. She was ordained a priest in the Church of Sweden in 1980 and became a doctor of Theology at Lund University in 1999....
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