Peder Madsen
Peder Madsen | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Zealand | |
| Church | Church of Denmark |
| In office | 1909–1911 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Skat Rørdam |
| Successor | Harald Ostenfeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1843 |
| Died | 7 August 1911 (aged 67) Vedbygård, Denmark |
| Buried | Ruds Vedby |
| Denomination | Lutheranism |
| Education | University of Copenhagen Cand.theol., 1868 Doctor of theology, 1879 |
Peder Madsen (28 August 1843 – 7 August 1911) was a Danish theologian and Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1909 until his death in 1911. Prior to being ordained as a bishop, he had been a professor and the rector of the University of Copenhagen.
He was appointed a Commander, 1st Class, of the Order of the Dannebrog and was later awarded the Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn.