List of bishops of Aarhus explained

The succession of bishops of Aarhus began when the bishop of Aarhus Reginbrand was first mentioned by Adam of Bremen as attending the Synod of Ingelheim.^[1]

Catholic See

• Reginbrand, 948–988, Ordained by Adaldag of Hamburg-Bremen
• Vacant (988–1060)
• Christian, 1060–??, Participated in one of the last Viking raids in 1069–70
• Ulfketil, 1102–1134, Fell in the Battle of Fotevik
• Eskil, ??–1157, Fell during raid to Wendland
• *Vacant (1157–1165)
• Svend I, 1165–1191, Founded the Cistercian abbey at Øm
• Peder Vognsen, 1191–1204, Initiated Aarhus Cathedral
• Skjalm Vognsen, 1204–1215
• Ebbe Vognsen, 1215–1224
• Peder Elevsøn, 1224–1246
  • Vacant (1246–1249)
• Peder Ugotsøn, 1249–1260
• Tyge, 1261–1272
• Peder IV, 1272–1276
• Tyge II, 1276–1288
• Jens Assersøn, 1288–1306
• Esger Juul, 1306–1310
• Esger Bonde, 1310–1325
• Svend II, 1325–1352
• Paul, 1352–1369
• Olufsen, 1369–1386
• Peder Jensen Lodehat, 1386–1395
• Bo Mogensen, 1395–1424
• Ulrik Stygge, 1424–1449
• Jens Iversen Lange, 1449–1482
• Ejler Madsen Bølle, 1482–1490
• Niels Clausen, 1490–1520
• Ove Bille, 1520–1536

After reformation

• Mads Lang, 1537–1557
• Lauritz Bertelsen, 1557–1587
• Peder Jensen Vinstrup, 1587–1590
• Albert Hansen, 1590–1593
• Jens Gjødesen, 1593–1626
• Morten Madsen, 1626–1643
  • Vacant (1643–1645)
• Jacob Matthiesen, 1645–1660
• Hans Brochmand, 1660–1664
• Erik Grave, 1664–1691
• Johannes Bræm, 1691–1713
• Johannes Ocksen, 1713–1738
• Peder Jacobsen Hygom, 1738–1764
• Poul Mathias Bildsøe, 1764–1777
• Jørgen Hee, 1777–1788
• Hector Frederik Janson, 1788–1805
• Andreas Birch, 1805–1829
• Peter Hans Mønster, 1829–1830
• Jens Paludan-Müller, 1830–1845
• Gerhard Peter Brammer, 1845–1881
• Bruun Juul Fog, 1881–1884
• Johannes Clausen, 1884–1905
• Fredrik Nielsen, 1905–1907
• Hans Sophus Sørensen, 1907–1916
• Thomas Schiøler, 1916–1931
• Fritz Bruun Rasmussen, 1931–1940
• Skat Hoffmeyer, 1940–1962
• Kaj Jensen, 1962–1963
• Henning Høirup, 1963–1980
• Herlof Eriksen, 1980–1994
• Kjeld Holm, 1994–2015
• Henrik Wigh-Poulsen, 2015–present

See also

• Diocese of Aarhus
• Timeline of Aarhus

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Row of Bishops in Århus Stift. Diocese of Aarhus. Danish. 1 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012072938/http://aarhusstift.dk/biskoppen/bisper%C3%A6kken-i-arhus-stift/. 12 October 2016. dead.