Diocese of Funen


The Diocese of Funen is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark, based in Odense. Current bishop of the diocese is Tine Lindhardt since 2012.

History

Diocese of Othinia 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. 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.

List of Bishops