Tine Lindhardt

The Right Reverend

Tine Lindhardt
Bishop of Funen
ChurchChurch of Denmark
DioceseFunen
Elected9 October 2012
PredecessorKresten Drejergaard
Orders
Ordination1984
Consecration4 November 2012
Personal details
Born (1957-11-16) November 16, 1957 (age 67)
Nørresundby, Denmark
NationalityDane
DenominationLutheran
SpouseJan Lindhardt
Children2
Alma materAarhus University

Tine Lindhardt (born 16 November 1957), a Danish theologian, is the Lutheran bishop of the Diocese of Funen from 4 November 2012.[1]

Lindhardt studied theology at Aarhus University, graduating in 1984. She has worked as a parish priest and has also taught at as an external lecturer at Aarhus University. She was secretary general of the Danish Bible Society (Det Danske Bibelskab) from 2003 to 2010 where she was responsible for coordinating a new translation of the Bible into Danish.[2][3]

Lindhardt was married to Jan Lindhardt, the bishop of Roskilde until his retirement in April 2008. He died in November 2014.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Tine Lindhardt bliver ny biskop på Fyn". Politiken (in Danish). 9 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Tine Lindhardt". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. ^ Hansen, Nils Gunder (11 December 2007). "Det nye testamente har været i syrebad". Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. ^ Nygaard, Else Marie (15 November 2014). "Tine Lindhardt står for Jan Lindhardts bisættelse". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.