Diocese of Aalborg
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Diocese of Aalborg Aalborg Stift | |
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 The Cathedral of the diocese. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Deaneries | 14 |
| Statistics | |
Population
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| Parishes | 296 |
| Churches | 330 |
| Members | 437,982 (82.7%)[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Established | 1554 |
| Cathedral | Budolfi Cathedral of Aalborg |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen |
| Website | |
| http://aalborgstift.dk/ | |
The Diocese of Aalborg (Danish: Aalborg Stift) is a diocese of the Church of Denmark. It was established in 1554, during the reformation. Its episcopal see is at Budolfi Cathedral and Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen has been the diocese's bishop since 2021.
The diocese was founded during the Reformation and effectively replaced the former catholic Diocese of Børglum. From Børglum, the episcopal see was initially moved to Nykøbing Mors, then to Thisted and Hjørring before finally relocating to Aalborg in 1554. Budolfi Cathedral then became the seat of the diocese.[2]
