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Denmark—who had led the country's dioceses—were removed from their positions and their property was confiscated by the Crown. From that point onward the monarch of Denmark functioned as the head of the newly formed
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and various smaller islands in the area. Various dependencies and distant islands also fell under the diocese's jurisdiction, including the
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Diocese of Zealand was established in 1537 following the Reformation. During the Reformation, the former Catholic
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remained the diocese's central cathedral and the official residence of the bishop remained in
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was also abolished with the reformation, though the Bishop of
Zealand was considered
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that existed from 1537 to 1922. The diocese had been formed in 1537 following the
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Former diocese of the Church of
Denmark (1537–1922)
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140:was included in 1662, following the 1660
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90:The diocese of Zealand replaced the
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622:1922 disestablishments in Denmark
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171:became the Bishop of Roskilde.
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419:Gregers Christian Haxthausen
144:which ceded the rest of the
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473:Johan Christian Bille-Brahe
395:Adolph Andreas von der LĂĽhe
371:Christian Frederik Holstein
229:Laurids Mortensen Scavenius
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607:Church of Denmark dioceses
443:Christopher Schøller Bülow
217:Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand
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347:Johan Christopher Körbitz
132:, the Danish colonies in
116:Apart from the island of
407:Eggert Christoffer Knuth
627:Danish Lutheran bishops
413:Henrik Adam Brockenhuus
389:Conrad Ditlev Reventlow
204:Peder Pedersen Winstrup
485:Frederik de Jonquières
274:(Hersleb's son-in-law)
169:Henry Fonnesbech-Wulff
40:Reformation of Denmark
515:Diocese of Copenhagen
377:Johan Ludvig Holstein
365:Rudolph von Gersdorff
304:Hans Lassen Martensen
281:(Harboe's son-in-law)
279:Nicolai Edinger Balle
200:Peder Jensen Vinstrup
157:Diocese of Copenhagen
44:Diocese of Copenhagen
540:danmarkshistorien.dk
536:"Bispeinstitutionen"
292:Peter Erasmus MĂĽller
237:(titular Archbishop)
142:Treaty of Copenhagen
449:Frederik von Lowzow
298:Jacob Peter Mynster
161:Diocese of Roskilde
95:Diocese of Roskilde
48:Diocese of Roskilde
425:Johan Henrik Knuth
316:Thomas Skat Rørdam
211:Hans Poulsen Resen
175:Bishops of Zealand
111:the Bishop's House
99:Roskilde Cathedral
85:primus inter pares
56:Primus inter pares
21:Diocese of Zealand
544:Aarhus University
510:Church of Denmark
223:Hans Hansen Resen
73:Church of Denmark
52:Church of Denmark
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182:Peder Palladius
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25:Sjællands Stift
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353:Otto Krabbe
248:Hans Bagger
242:Hans Wandal
206:(1605–1679)
194:Poul Madsen
107:BispegĂĄrden
601:Categories
575:2011-04-28
521:References
495:1915–1922
489:1911–1915
483:1909–1911
477:1889–1909
471:1873–1889
465:1859–1872
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447:1821–1831
441:1816–1821
435:1810–1816
429:1802–1810
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320:1909–1911
314:1895–1909
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284:1808–1830
277:1783–1808
270:1757–1783
264:1737–1757
258:1710–1737
252:1693–1710
246:1675–1693
240:1668–1675
235:Hans Svane
233:1655–1668
227:1653–1655
221:1652–1653
215:1638–1652
209:1614–1638
198:1590–1614
192:1569–1590
186:1560–1569
180:1537–1560
103:Copenhagen
81:archbishop
341:Ove Skade
134:Greenland
23:(Danish:
504:See also
159:and the
138:Bornholm
92:Catholic
46:and the
29:Lutheran
27:) was a
612:Zealand
118:Zealand
68:bishops
62:History
36:Denmark
32:diocese
150:Sweden
126:Amager
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