Ancient Diocese of Viborg

Diocese of Viborg Dioecesis Wibergensis Viborg Stift
Viborg Cathedral, seat of the bishop of Viborg.
Location
Country	Denmark
Ecclesiastical province	Lund
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Lund
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1060
Dissolved	1536
Cathedral	Viborg Cathedral

The former Roman Catholic diocese of Viborg, in Denmark existed from 1065 to the Protestant Reformation. It was created from the Diocese of Ribe.

Ir comprised the Viborg County, the town of Aalborg, and the hundreds of Fleskum, Hornum, Hellum, Hindsted, Aars, Gislum, and Slet in the Aalborg County. The hundreds of Gjerlev, Onsild, Nörhald, and Stövring in the Randers County also belonged to the Diocese of Viborg until 1396 when they were transferred to the Diocese of Aarhus.

The diocese was founded in 1065 after the death of Bishop Vale. It was originally a suffragan of the archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen until 1104, when the Diocese of Lund was elevated to an archdiocese and became its metropolitan. Herbert was first Bishop of Viborg (1065-1100?). In 1080 St. Canute endowed the bishopric and chapter. The latter consisted of Canons Regular of St. Augustine. Bishop Svend I (1106–1112) was drowned in the Elbe by the Count of Stade, and Eskild (1112–33), who began rebuilding the cathedral about 1130, was murdered during Matins in the Church of St. Margaret by command of King Eric Emun. Svend II (1135–51) was succeeded as provost of the chapter by Willo, and he by St. Kjeld or Ketil (d. 27 September 1150).