Diocese of Funen Fyens Stift |
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The Cathedral of the diocese.
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Country | Denmark |
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Denomination | Church of Denmark |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Cathedral | St. Canute's Cathedral |
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Bishop | Tine Lindhardt |
Emeritus Bishops | Kresten Drejegaard Bishop Emeritus (1995-2012) |
The Diocese of Funen (Danish: Fyens Stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark, based in Odense. Current bishop of the diocese is Tine Lindhardt since 2012.
Diocese of Othinia(Latin name of Odense) was founded in 988 the Diocese of Schleswig. In the 11th century, the archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen fought with the archbishops of Canterbury for the jurisdiction. Historically, the first bishop was Reginbert the Englishman(also Reginar). Since 1104, the diocese has belonged to the Diocese of Lund, which was then been suffragan of the Archbishopric of Hamburg-Bremen.
After the Reformation, the diocese was replaced to a Lutheran diocese.