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- 1 2 "Bisper i Aarhus Stift" (in Danish). Diocese of Aarhus. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ "Bispesæde" (in Danish). Aarhus University. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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