Henning Toft Bro
The Right Reverend Henning Toft Bro | |
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| Bishop of Aalborg | |
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| Church | Church of Denmark |
| Diocese | Aalborg |
| Elected | 2010 |
| In office | 2010-2021 |
| Predecessor | Søren Lodberg Hvas |
| Successor | Thomas Reinholdt Rasmussen |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1985 |
| Consecration | 9 May 2010 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1956 |
| Nationality | Dane |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Spouse | Ragna Bro |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
Henning Toft Bro is a Danish prelate who served as the Bishop of Aalborg, Denmark from 2010 until 2021.
Education[edit]
After graduation, Toft Bro went to the sea where he worked as a fisherman. Afterwards he was a port worker at the harbor in Thyborøn. A year and a half later he went to Nørre Nissum to study at the Nørre Nissum Seminarium and HF. After he went to Aarhus University to study theology. Here he became a graduate of cand.theol in the spring of 1985.
Priesthood[edit]
His first position as parish priest started on 1 September 1985 when he was assigned to Hjerm Sogn parish in Struer. Twenty years later, Toft was appointed as a priest in Nykøbing Mors Sogn in 1997. He remained in this post until spring 2010. In 2004 he became Knight of Dannebrog.
During the 2010 election for a new Bishop of Aalborg, Toft Bro went through a two-stage election where his last rival was Marianne Christiansen. Toft Bro received 970 votes out of the 1,796 votes counted. On 9 May 2010 Toft Bro was given the position as the 58th Bishop of Aalborg in Aalborg Cathedral.[1]
Music[edit]
Henning Toft Bro was a member of the band Tørfisk from 1983 to 1995 and has participated in many of the band's musical albums. Bent Bro is one of the founders of Tørfisk in 1981 . It was Henning Toft who wrote the group's big hit " VLTJ ". He has also published solo projects with hymns and shows, just as he has written teaching and service material.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Vester, H. "Henning Toft Bro ny biskop i Aalborg", Kristeligt Dagblad, Copenhagen, 25 March 2010. Retrieved on 06 August 2017.
- ^ Magasinet, Mona østerlund "Tørfisk: Vi kniber da os selv i armen", JydskeVestkysten, Esbjerg, 08 July 2016. Retrieved on 06 August 2017.
