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Elof Westergaard (born 31 March 1962 in Lemvig) is a Danish theologian who since 2014 has been a Bishop of Ribe.


Priest

After graduating in theology from
Aarhus University Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...
in 1991, he was ordained as a priest in
Ribe Cathedral Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral ( or ''Vor Frue Maria Domkirke'') is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark. It was founded in the Viking Age as the first Christian church in Denmark by Ansgar ...
. He served as the vicar of Husby and Sønder Nissum parishes in the
Diocese of Ribe The Diocese of Ribe (Danish: ''Ribe Stift'') is a diocese within the Church of Denmark. Ribe Cathedral serves as the central cathedral within the diocese. Since 2014, the bishop has been Elof Westergaard. The former Roman Catholic Diocese o ...
during the period 1991-2005. From 2005 to 2014 he was pastor of Mariehøj Sogn and 2009-2014 also Dean of
Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Elisabeth Dons Christensen retired as Bishop of Ribe in 2014, Elof Westergaard announced his candidacy for the post. At the beginning of April 2014, he was elected as the new bishop of Ribe against three other candidates in 1st grade. He collected 64.35% of the votes. On June 1 that year he was consecrated and installed as bishop in
Ribe Cathedral Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral ( or ''Vor Frue Maria Domkirke'') is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark. It was founded in the Viking Age as the first Christian church in Denmark by Ansgar ...
.Gottfred Jensen A. K
"Første bispekandidat er klar i Ribe Stift"
''Kristeligt Dagblad'', Copenhagen, 5 October 2012. Retrieved on 06 August 2017.


Bibliography

*Opstandelsens billeder (2005) *Sten over Muld (2009) *Det blændende lys (2012)


References

Living people 1962 births Danish Lutheran theologians People from Lemvig 20th-century Danish Lutheran clergy 21st-century Danish Lutheran bishops {{Denmark-Lutheran-bishop-stub