Ancient Diocese of Odense
Diocese of Odense Dioecesis Othoniensis Odense Stift | |
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St. Canute's Cathedral, former seat of the bishop of Odense. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lund |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Lund |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 988 |
| Dissolved | 1536 |
| Cathedral | St. Canute's Cathedral in Odense |
The former Diocese of Odense (Danish: Odense Stift) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Denmark which included the islands of Funen, Langeland, Tåsinge, Lolland, Falster, Als, and Ærø. Its episcopal see was located in Odense at St. Canute's Cathedral.
The diocese was founded before 988. At the time, it was disputed as suffragan between the archdioceses of Hamburg-Bremen and Canterbury. In 1104, it became suffragan of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lund, along with the other dioceses in Denmark. The diocese dissolved during the Protestant Reformation in 1536. Its region was eventually absorbed by the Diocese of Funen within the Church of Denmark.