Diocese of Helsingør
The Diocese of Helsingør (Danish: Helsingør Stift) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. It comprises the Danish Capital Region except for the core municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Tårnby and Dragør. Disjoined from the Diocese of Copenhagen on 1 January 1961, it is the most recently established of the 10 dioceses within the Danish state church. The main church is Saint Olaf's Church in Helsingør.[1]
Diocese of Helsingør HelsingørStift | |
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 The Cathedral of the diocese. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total | (as of 2016) 1,002,815 |
| Members | 692,405 (69.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Cathedral | Saint Olaf Cathedral in Helsingør |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Lise-Lotte Rebel |
The current bishop is Lise-Lotte Rebel who succeeded Johannes Johansen on 2 April 1995.
List of Bishops
- J.B. Leer-Andersen, 1961–1980
- Johannes Johansen, 1980–1995
- Lise-Lotte Rebel, 1995–present
References
- "Helsingør Stift" (in Danish). Helsingør Stift. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
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