Henning Toft Bro

Henning Toft Bro (born October 23, 1956 in Thyborøn) is a Danish prelate currently being the Bishop of Aalborg, Denmark.

The Right Reverend

Henning Toft Bro
Bishop of Aalborg
ChurchChurch of Denmark
DioceseAalborg
Elected2010
PredecessorSøren Lodberg Hvas
Orders
Ordination1985
Consecration9 May 2010
Personal details
Born (1956-10-23) October 23, 1956
Thyborøn, Denmark
NationalityDane
DenominationLutheran
SpouseRagna Bro
Children3
Alma materAarhus University

Education

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.

Priest

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.

Bishop

Søren Lodberg Hvas retired as Bishop of Aalborg in 2010. Toft Bro lost during the first election to Marianne Christiansen who received 44.5% of the votes against Toft Bro who got 37.1%. In the second election, where only Toft Bro and Christiansen participated, Toft received 970 votes against Marianne Christiansen's 826 votes. On May 9, 2010, he was installed in Aalborg Cathedral as 58th Bishop of Aalborg.[1]

Music

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
  1. Vester, H. "Henning Toft Bro ny biskop i Aalborg", Kristeligt Dagblad, Copenhagen, 25 March 2010. Retrieved on 06 August 2017.
  2. Magasinet, Mona østerlund "Tørfisk: Vi kniber da os selv i armen", JydskeVestkysten, Esbjerg, 08 July 2016. Retrieved on 06 August 2017.
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